#a8cede

Color #a8cede

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 3.78 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8cede

RGB

rgb(168, 206, 222)

HSL

hsl(197.8, 45%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.8, 24.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 7.2%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(80.59, -8.99, -12.05)

LCH

lch(80.59, 15.03, 233.27)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.0461, 225.35)

HWB

hwb(197.8, 65.9%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#deb8a8

Analogous

#a8ded3

#a8cede

#a8b3de

Triadic

#a8cede

#dea8ce

#cedea8

Split-complementary

#a8cede

#dea8b3

#ded3a8

Tetradic

#a8cede

#b8a8de

#deb8a8

#cedea8

Square

#a8cede

#d3a8de

#deb8a8

#b3dea8

Shades

Color #a8cede mixed toward black.

#79b3cc

#4a99ba

#36738d

#244d5e

#12262f

Tints

Color #a8cede mixed toward white.

#b7d6e4

#c5dee9

#d4e7ef

#e2eff4

#f1f7fa

Tones

Color #a8cede mixed toward gray.

#adccda

#b1cad5

#b6c9d1

#bac7cc

#bfc5c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babada · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#b7b5d9 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#aad7d7 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8cede;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8cede]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a8cede (#a8cede) is rgb(168, 206, 222) in RGB.

No, #a8cede is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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