#a8cdcf

Color #a8cdcf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 7.28 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8cdcf

RGB

rgb(168, 205, 207)

HSL

hsl(183.1, 28.9%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.1, 18.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.8%, 1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(79.89, -11.76, -5.06)

LCH

lch(79.89, 12.8, 203.28)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0393, 200.56)

HWB

hwb(183.1, 65.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfaaa8

Analogous

#a8cfbd

#a8cdcf

#a8b9cf

Triadic

#a8cdcf

#cfa8cd

#cdcfa8

Split-complementary

#a8cdcf

#cfa8b9

#cfbda8

Tetradic

#a8cdcf

#aaa8cf

#cfaaa8

#cdcfa8

Square

#a8cdcf

#bda8cf

#cfaaa8

#b9cfa8

Shades

Color #a8cdcf mixed toward black.

#80b6b9

#599da1

#437679

#2c4f51

#162728

Tints

Color #a8cdcf mixed toward white.

#b6d5d7

#c5dedf

#d3e6e7

#e2eeef

#f0f7f7

Tones

Color #a8cdcf mixed toward gray.

#abcacc

#aec7c8

#b2c4c5

#b5c1c2

#b8bebf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9bacf · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#b7b4ce · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#aacece · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8cdcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8cdcf]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#a8cdcf (#a8cdcf) is rgb(168, 205, 207) in RGB.

No, #a8cdcf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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