#a8bdbb

Color #a8bdbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.14 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bdbb

RGB

rgb(168, 189, 187)

HSL

hsl(174.3, 13.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(174.3, 11.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 0%, 1.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.02, -7.55, -1.43)

LCH

lch(75.02, 7.68, 190.73)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0232, 189.67)

HWB

hwb(174.3, 65.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda8aa

Analogous

#a8bdb1

#a8bdbb

#a8b4bd

Triadic

#a8bdbb

#bba8bd

#bdbba8

Split-complementary

#a8bdbb

#bda8b4

#bdb1a8

Tetradic

#a8bdbb

#a8aabd

#bda8aa

#bdbba8

Square

#a8bdbb

#b1a8bd

#bda8aa

#b4bda8

Shades

Color #a8bdbb mixed toward black.

#86a3a1

#678784

#4d6563

#334442

#1a2221

Tints

Color #a8bdbb mixed toward white.

#b7c8c6

#c5d3d2

#d4dedd

#e2e9e8

#f1f4f4

Tones

Color #a8bdbb mixed toward gray.

#aabbba

#acb9b8

#adb8b7

#afb6b5

#b1b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b2bb · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#b0afbc · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#a9bcbc · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bdbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bdbb]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a8bdbb (#a8bdbb) is rgb(168, 189, 187) in RGB.

No, #a8bdbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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