#a8cdcc

Color #a8cdcc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 7.91 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8cdcc

RGB

rgb(168, 205, 204)

HSL

hsl(178.4, 27%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(178.4, 18%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 0%, 0.5%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(79.81, -12.4, -3.57)

LCH

lch(79.81, 12.9, 196.06)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0392, 194.46)

HWB

hwb(178.4, 65.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cda8a9

Analogous

#a8cdb9

#a8cdcc

#a8bbcd

Triadic

#a8cdcc

#cca8cd

#cdcca8

Split-complementary

#a8cdcc

#cda8bb

#cdb9a8

Tetradic

#a8cdcc

#a8a9cd

#cda8a9

#cdcca8

Square

#a8cdcc

#b9a8cd

#cda8a9

#bbcda8

Shades

Color #a8cdcc mixed toward black.

#80b6b5

#5b9e9c

#447675

#2d4f4e

#172727

Tints

Color #a8cdcc mixed toward white.

#b6d5d4

#c5dedd

#d3e6e5

#e2eeee

#f0f7f6

Tones

Color #a8cdcc mixed toward gray.

#abcac9

#aec7c6

#b1c4c3

#b4c1c0

#b7bdbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9bacc · ΔE 17.7

Deuteranopia

#b7b4cc · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#aacccc · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8cdcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8cdcc]

Related colors

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#a8cdcc (#a8cdcc) is rgb(168, 205, 204) in RGB.

No, #a8cdcc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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