#a8e1e6

Color #a8e1e6

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 2.85 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8e1e6

RGB

rgb(168, 225, 230)

HSL

hsl(184.8, 55.4%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.8, 27%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 2.2%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(85.95, -16.92, -8.33)

LCH

lch(85.95, 18.86, 206.21)

OKLCH

oklch(87.2%, 0.0584, 202.88)

HWB

hwb(184.8, 65.9%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6ada8

Analogous

#a8e6cc

#a8e1e6

#a8c2e6

Triadic

#a8e1e6

#e6a8e1

#e1e6a8

Split-complementary

#a8e1e6

#e6a8c2

#e6cca8

Tetradic

#a8e1e6

#ada8e6

#e6ada8

#e1e6a8

Square

#a8e1e6

#cca8e6

#e6ada8

#c2e6a8

Shades

Color #a8e1e6 mixed toward black.

#74cfd7

#41bec8

#2c929b

#1e6167

#0f3134

Tints

Color #a8e1e6 mixed toward white.

#b6e6ea

#c5ebee

#d3f0f2

#e2f5f7

#f0fafb

Tones

Color #a8e1e6 mixed toward gray.

#addde1

#b2d8dc

#b7d4d6

#bdd0d1

#c2cbcc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c4e5 · ΔE 22.8

Deuteranopia

#c0bce5 · ΔE 25

Tritanopia

#abe4e4 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#d7d7d7 · ΔE 16.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8e1e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8e1e6]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a8e1e6 (#a8e1e6) is rgb(168, 225, 230) in RGB.

No, #a8e1e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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