#8baeb3

Color #8baeb3

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.81 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8baeb3

RGB

rgb(139, 174, 179)

HSL

hsl(187.5, 20.8%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.5, 22.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(68.76, -10.7, -6.48)

LCH

lch(68.76, 12.51, 211.2)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0387, 207.03)

HWB

hwb(187.5, 54.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3908b

Analogous

#8bb3a4

#8baeb3

#8b9ab3

Triadic

#8baeb3

#b38bae

#aeb38b

Split-complementary

#8baeb3

#b38b9a

#b3a48b

Tetradic

#8baeb3

#908bb3

#b3908b

#aeb38b

Square

#8baeb3

#a48bb3

#b3908b

#9ab38b

Shades

Color #8baeb3 mixed toward black.

#6b989e

#547b80

#3f5c60

#2a3d40

#151f20

Tints

Color #8baeb3 mixed toward white.

#9ebcc0

#b2c9cc

#c5d7d9

#d8e4e6

#ecf2f2

Tones

Color #8baeb3 mixed toward gray.

#8facb0

#92a9ac

#95a7a9

#98a4a6

#9ca2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9cb2 · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#9997b2 · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#8db1b1 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8baeb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8baeb3]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#8baeb3 (#8baeb3) is rgb(139, 174, 179) in RGB.

No, #8baeb3 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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