#8aaab4

Color #8aaab4

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.4 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8aaab4

RGB

rgb(138, 170, 180)

HSL

hsl(194.3, 21.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.3, 23.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 5.6%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(67.61, -8.64, -8.75)

LCH

lch(67.61, 12.3, 225.36)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.038, 218.8)

HWB

hwb(194.3, 54.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4948a

Analogous

#8ab4a9

#8aaab4

#8a95b4

Triadic

#8aaab4

#b48aaa

#aab48a

Split-complementary

#8aaab4

#b48a95

#b4a98a

Tetradic

#8aaab4

#948ab4

#b4948a

#aab48a

Square

#8aaab4

#a98ab4

#b4948a

#95b48a

Shades

Color #8aaab4 mixed toward black.

#6a939f

#537681

#3e5961

#293b41

#151e20

Tints

Color #8aaab4 mixed toward white.

#9eb8c1

#b1c6cd

#c5d5da

#d8e3e6

#ecf1f3

Tones

Color #8aaab4 mixed toward gray.

#8ea8b1

#91a6ad

#95a5aa

#98a3a6

#9ca1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999b2 · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#9795b1 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#8cb0af · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aaab4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aaab4]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8aaab4 (#8aaab4) is rgb(138, 170, 180) in RGB.

No, #8aaab4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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