#8abcbb

Color #8abcbb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.4 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8abcbb

RGB

rgb(138, 188, 187)

HSL

hsl(178.8, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(178.8, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.6%, 0%, 0.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.86, -16.53, -4.81)

LCH

lch(72.86, 17.22, 196.22)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0526, 194.54)

HWB

hwb(178.8, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc8a8b

Analogous

#8abca2

#8abcbb

#8aa4bc

Triadic

#8abcbb

#bb8abc

#bcbb8a

Split-complementary

#8abcbb

#bc8aa4

#bca28a

Tetradic

#8abcbb

#8a8bbc

#bc8a8b

#bcbb8a

Square

#8abcbb

#a28abc

#bc8a8b

#a4bc8a

Shades

Color #8abcbb mixed toward black.

#67a8a7

#4f8a89

#3b6867

#284544

#142322

Tints

Color #8abcbb mixed toward white.

#9dc7c6

#b1d2d2

#c4dddd

#d8e9e8

#ebf4f4

Tones

Color #8abcbb mixed toward gray.

#8eb8b7

#92b4b3

#96afaf

#9babab

#9fa7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a3bb · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#9f9bbb · ΔE 25.2

Tritanopia

#8dbbbb · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8abcbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8abcbb]

Related colors

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#8abcbb (#8abcbb) is rgb(138, 188, 187) in RGB.

No, #8abcbb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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