#8bbbbb

Color #8bbbbb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.37 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8bbbbb

RGB

rgb(139, 187, 187)

HSL

hsl(180, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.64, -15.72, -5.14)

LCH

lch(72.64, 16.54, 198.11)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0506, 196.18)

HWB

hwb(180, 54.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb8b8b

Analogous

#8bbba3

#8bbbbb

#8ba3bb

Triadic

#8bbbbb

#bb8bbb

#bbbb8b

Split-complementary

#8bbbbb

#bb8ba3

#bba38b

Tetradic

#8bbbbb

#8b8bbb

#bb8b8b

#bbbb8b

Square

#8bbbbb

#a38bbb

#bb8b8b

#a3bb8b

Shades

Color #8bbbbb mixed toward black.

#69a7a7

#508989

#3c6767

#284444

#142222

Tints

Color #8bbbbb mixed toward white.

#9ec6c6

#b2d2d2

#c5dddd

#d8e8e8

#ecf4f4

Tones

Color #8bbbbb mixed toward gray.

#8fb7b7

#93b3b3

#97afaf

#9babab

#9fa7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2bb · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#9f9bbb · ΔE 24.8

Tritanopia

#8ebbbb · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bbbbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bbbbb]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#8bbbbb (#8bbbbb) is rgb(139, 187, 187) in RGB.

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

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