#a8cbd5

Color #a8cbd5

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.25 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8cbd5

RGB

rgb(168, 203, 213)

HSL

hsl(193.3, 34.9%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.3, 21.1%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 4.7%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(79.52, -9.43, -8.83)

LCH

lch(79.52, 12.92, 223.12)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.0398, 217.04)

HWB

hwb(193.3, 65.9%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5b2a8

Analogous

#a8d5c8

#a8cbd5

#a8b5d5

Triadic

#a8cbd5

#d5a8cb

#cbd5a8

Split-complementary

#a8cbd5

#d5a8b5

#d5c8a8

Tetradic

#a8cbd5

#b2a8d5

#d5b2a8

#cbd5a8

Square

#a8cbd5

#c8a8d5

#d5b2a8

#b5d5a8

Shades

Color #a8cbd5 mixed toward black.

#7db1c0

#5398ab

#3e7280

#294c56

#15262b

Tints

Color #a8cbd5 mixed toward white.

#b6d4dc

#c5dce3

#d3e5ea

#e2eef1

#f0f6f8

Tones

Color #a8cbd5 mixed toward gray.

#acc9d1

#afc7cd

#b3c5ca

#b7c3c6

#bbc1c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b9d3 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b3d2 · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#aad1d0 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 12.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8cbd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8cbd5]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a8cbd5 (#a8cbd5) is rgb(168, 203, 213) in RGB.

No, #a8cbd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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