#a8cdce

Color #a8cdce

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 7.46 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8cdce

RGB

rgb(168, 205, 206)

HSL

hsl(181.6, 27.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.6, 18.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 0.5%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(79.86, -11.97, -4.56)

LCH

lch(79.86, 12.81, 200.85)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0392, 198.43)

HWB

hwb(181.6, 65.9%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cea9a8

Analogous

#a8cebc

#a8cdce

#a8bace

Triadic

#a8cdce

#cea8cd

#cdcea8

Split-complementary

#a8cdce

#cea8ba

#cebca8

Tetradic

#a8cdce

#a9a8ce

#cea9a8

#cdcea8

Square

#a8cdce

#bca8ce

#cea9a8

#bacea8

Shades

Color #a8cdce mixed toward black.

#80b6b7

#5a9e9f

#437678

#2d4f50

#162728

Tints

Color #a8cdce mixed toward white.

#b6d5d6

#c5dede

#d3e6e6

#e2eeef

#f0f7f7

Tones

Color #a8cdce mixed toward gray.

#abcacb

#aec7c8

#b1c4c4

#b5c1c1

#b8bebe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9bace · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#b7b4ce · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#aacece · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8cdce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8cdce]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#a8cdce (#a8cdce) is rgb(168, 205, 206) in RGB.

No, #a8cdce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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