#8aaaac

Color #8aaaac

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.47 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#8aaaac

RGB

rgb(138, 170, 172)

HSL

hsl(183.5, 17%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.5, 19.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.8%, 1.2%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(67.37, -10.45, -4.66)

LCH

lch(67.37, 11.44, 204.03)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0352, 201.17)

HWB

hwb(183.5, 54.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac8c8a

Analogous

#8aac9d

#8aaaac

#8a99ac

Triadic

#8aaaac

#ac8aaa

#aaac8a

Split-complementary

#8aaaac

#ac8a99

#ac9d8a

Tetradic

#8aaaac

#8c8aac

#ac8c8a

#aaac8a

Square

#8aaaac

#9d8aac

#ac8c8a

#99ac8a

Shades

Color #8aaaac mixed toward black.

#6c9497

#567779

#40595b

#2b3b3c

#151e1e

Tints

Color #8aaaac mixed toward white.

#9eb8ba

#b1c6c8

#c5d5d6

#d8e3e3

#ecf1f1

Tones

Color #8aaaac mixed toward gray.

#8da8a9

#90a5a6

#93a3a4

#95a0a1

#989e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999ac · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#9795ab · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#8cabab · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8aaaac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aaaac]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8aaaac (#8aaaac) is rgb(138, 170, 172) in RGB.

No, #8aaaac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #8aaaac, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast