#8bbbc1

Color #8bbbc1

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 12 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8bbbc1

RGB

rgb(139, 187, 193)

HSL

hsl(186.7, 30.3%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.7, 28%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28%, 3.1%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(72.81, -14.34, -8.16)

LCH

lch(72.81, 16.5, 209.64)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0513, 205.77)

HWB

hwb(186.7, 54.5%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1918b

Analogous

#8bc1ac

#8bbbc1

#8ba0c1

Triadic

#8bbbc1

#c18bbb

#bbc18b

Split-complementary

#8bbbc1

#c18ba0

#c1ac8b

Tetradic

#8bbbc1

#918bc1

#c1918b

#bbc18b

Square

#8bbbc1

#ac8bc1

#c1918b

#a0c18b

Shades

Color #8bbbc1 mixed toward black.

#67a6ae

#4d8990

#3a676c

#274448

#132224

Tints

Color #8bbbc1 mixed toward white.

#9ec6cb

#b2d2d6

#c5dde0

#d8e8ea

#ecf4f5

Tones

Color #8bbbc1 mixed toward gray.

#90b7bc

#94b4b8

#99b0b3

#9dadaf

#a2a9aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2c0 · ΔE 21.6

Deuteranopia

#9f9bbf · ΔE 23.8

Tritanopia

#8ebebe · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bbbc1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bbbc1]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8bbbc1 (#8bbbc1) is rgb(139, 187, 193) in RGB.

No, #8bbbc1 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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