#a8c9cb

Color #a8c9cb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 8.52 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c9cb

RGB

rgb(168, 201, 203)

HSL

hsl(183.4, 25.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.4, 17.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.2%, 1%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(78.7, -10.54, -4.67)

LCH

lch(78.7, 11.53, 203.9)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0354, 201.05)

HWB

hwb(183.4, 65.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbaaa8

Analogous

#a8cbbb

#a8c9cb

#a8b7cb

Triadic

#a8c9cb

#cba8c9

#c9cba8

Split-complementary

#a8c9cb

#cba8b7

#cbbba8

Tetradic

#a8c9cb

#aaa8cb

#cbaaa8

#c9cba8

Square

#a8c9cb

#bba8cb

#cbaaa8

#b7cba8

Shades

Color #a8c9cb mixed toward black.

#81b1b4

#5c979b

#457174

#2e4c4d

#172627

Tints

Color #a8c9cb mixed toward white.

#b6d2d4

#c5dbdc

#d3e4e5

#e2edee

#f0f6f6

Tones

Color #a8c9cb mixed toward gray.

#abc6c8

#aec4c5

#b1c1c2

#b4bfbf

#b6bcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b8cb · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b3ca · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#aacaca · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c9cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c9cb]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a8c9cb (#a8c9cb) is rgb(168, 201, 203) in RGB.

No, #a8c9cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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