#abb8bc

Color #abb8bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.38 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#abb8bc

RGB

rgb(171, 184, 188)

HSL

hsl(194.1, 11.3%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.1, 9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 2.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.91, -3.69, -3.57)

LCH

lch(73.91, 5.13, 224.05)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0155, 218.2)

HWB

hwb(194.1, 67.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcafab

Analogous

#abbcb8

#abb8bc

#abb0bc

Triadic

#abb8bc

#bcabb8

#b8bcab

Split-complementary

#abb8bc

#bcabb0

#bcb8ab

Tetradic

#abb8bc

#afabbc

#bcafab

#b8bcab

Square

#abb8bc

#b8abbc

#bcafab

#b0bcab

Shades

Color #abb8bc mixed toward black.

#8a9ca2

#6a7f85

#505f64

#353f43

#1b2021

Tints

Color #abb8bc mixed toward white.

#b9c4c7

#c7d0d2

#d5dcde

#e3e7e9

#f1f3f4

Tones

Color #abb8bc mixed toward gray.

#acb7bb

#aeb7b9

#afb6b8

#b1b5b6

#b2b4b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1bb · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#b0afbb · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#acbaba · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #abb8bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abb8bc]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#abb8bc (#abb8bc) is rgb(171, 184, 188) in RGB.

No, #abb8bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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