#8bb7bc

Color #8bb7bc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.14 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8bb7bc

RGB

rgb(139, 183, 188)

HSL

hsl(186.1, 26.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.1, 26.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 2.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(71.54, -13.4, -7.3)

LCH

lch(71.54, 15.26, 208.58)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0473, 204.89)

HWB

hwb(186.1, 54.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc908b

Analogous

#8bbca8

#8bb7bc

#8b9ebc

Triadic

#8bb7bc

#bc8bb7

#b7bc8b

Split-complementary

#8bb7bc

#bc8b9e

#bca88b

Tetradic

#8bb7bc

#908bbc

#bc908b

#b7bc8b

Square

#8bb7bc

#a88bbc

#bc908b

#9ebc8b

Shades

Color #8bb7bc mixed toward black.

#68a2a8

#50848a

#3c6368

#284245

#142123

Tints

Color #8bb7bc mixed toward white.

#9ec3c7

#b2cfd2

#c5dbdd

#d8e7e9

#ecf3f4

Tones

Color #8bb7bc mixed toward gray.

#8fb4b8

#93b0b4

#97adb0

#9baaac

#9fa7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0bb · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#9d9abb · ΔE 22.8

Tritanopia

#8ebaba · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bb7bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bb7bc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8bb7bc (#8bb7bc) is rgb(139, 183, 188) in RGB.

No, #8bb7bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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