#a8e1e9

Color #a8e1e9

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 2.8 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8e1e9

RGB

rgb(168, 225, 233)

HSL

hsl(187.4, 59.6%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.4, 27.9%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.9%, 3.4%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(86.03, -16.25, -9.79)

LCH

lch(86.03, 18.97, 211.07)

OKLCH

oklch(87.3%, 0.059, 206.91)

HWB

hwb(187.4, 65.9%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9b0a8

Analogous

#a8e9d0

#a8e1e9

#a8c0e9

Triadic

#a8e1e9

#e9a8e1

#e1e9a8

Split-complementary

#a8e1e9

#e9a8c0

#e9d0a8

Tetradic

#a8e1e9

#b0a8e9

#e9b0a8

#e1e9a8

Square

#a8e1e9

#d0a8e9

#e9b0a8

#c0e9a8

Shades

Color #a8e1e9 mixed toward black.

#73cfdb

#3dbcce

#2891a0

#1b616b

#0d3035

Tints

Color #a8e1e9 mixed toward white.

#b6e6ed

#c5ebf0

#d3f0f4

#e2f5f8

#f0fafb

Tones

Color #a8e1e9 mixed toward gray.

#addde4

#b3d9de

#b8d5d9

#bed1d3

#c3cdce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c4e7 · ΔE 22.5

Deuteranopia

#c0bce7 · ΔE 24.4

Tritanopia

#abe6e5 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#d7d7d7 · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8e1e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8e1e9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#a8e1e9 (#a8e1e9) is rgb(168, 225, 233) in RGB.

No, #a8e1e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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