#a8bdbc

Color #a8bdbc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.05 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bdbc

RGB

rgb(168, 189, 188)

HSL

hsl(177.1, 13.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(177.1, 11.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 0%, 0.5%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.05, -7.35, -1.93)

LCH

lch(75.05, 7.6, 194.71)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0231, 193.25)

HWB

hwb(177.1, 65.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda8a9

Analogous

#a8bdb1

#a8bdbc

#a8b4bd

Triadic

#a8bdbc

#bca8bd

#bdbca8

Split-complementary

#a8bdbc

#bda8b4

#bdb1a8

Tetradic

#a8bdbc

#a8a9bd

#bda8a9

#bdbca8

Square

#a8bdbc

#b1a8bd

#bda8a9

#b4bda8

Shades

Color #a8bdbc mixed toward black.

#86a3a2

#678786

#4d6564

#334443

#1a2221

Tints

Color #a8bdbc mixed toward white.

#b7c8c7

#c5d3d2

#d4dedd

#e2e9e9

#f1f4f4

Tones

Color #a8bdbc mixed toward gray.

#aabbba

#acb9b9

#adb8b7

#afb6b6

#b1b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b2bc · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#b0afbc · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#a9bcbc · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bdbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bdbc]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#a8bdbc (#a8bdbc) is rgb(168, 189, 188) in RGB.

No, #a8bdbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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