#a8c3c5

Color #a8c3c5

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.6 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c3c5

RGB

rgb(168, 195, 197)

HSL

hsl(184.1, 20%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.1, 14.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(76.91, -8.66, -4.07)

LCH

lch(76.91, 9.57, 205.17)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0293, 202.02)

HWB

hwb(184.1, 65.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5aaa8

Analogous

#a8c5b9

#a8c3c5

#a8b5c5

Triadic

#a8c3c5

#c5a8c3

#c3c5a8

Split-complementary

#a8c3c5

#c5a8b5

#c5b9a8

Tetradic

#a8c3c5

#aaa8c5

#c5aaa8

#c3c5a8

Square

#a8c3c5

#b9a8c5

#c5aaa8

#b5c5a8

Shades

Color #a8c3c5 mixed toward black.

#84aaad

#618f92

#496b6e

#314749

#182425

Tints

Color #a8c3c5 mixed toward white.

#b7cdcf

#c5d7d8

#d4e1e2

#e2ebec

#f1f5f5

Tones

Color #a8c3c5 mixed toward gray.

#abc1c3

#adbfc0

#afbdbe

#b2bbbb

#b4b9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b5c5 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#b3b1c4 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#a9c4c4 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 10.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c3c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c3c5]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a8c3c5 (#a8c3c5) is rgb(168, 195, 197) in RGB.

No, #a8c3c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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