#8cb1ab

Color #8cb1ab

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.02 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb1ab

RGB

rgb(140, 177, 171)

HSL

hsl(170.3, 19.2%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170.3, 20.9%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 0%, 3.4%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(69.44, -13.74, -1.05)

LCH

lch(69.44, 13.78, 184.37)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.041, 184.2)

HWB

hwb(170.3, 54.9%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b18c92

Analogous

#8cb199

#8cb1ab

#8ca5b1

Triadic

#8cb1ab

#ab8cb1

#b1ab8c

Split-complementary

#8cb1ab

#b18ca5

#b1998c

Tetradic

#8cb1ab

#8c92b1

#b18c92

#b1ab8c

Square

#8cb1ab

#998cb1

#b18c92

#a5b18c

Shades

Color #8cb1ab mixed toward black.

#6d9c94

#557e77

#405f5a

#2b3f3c

#15201e

Tints

Color #8cb1ab mixed toward white.

#9fbeb9

#b2cbc7

#c6d8d5

#d9e5e3

#ecf2f1

Tones

Color #8cb1ab mixed toward gray.

#8faea9

#92aba7

#95a8a5

#98a5a3

#9ca2a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9eac · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#9b98ad · ΔE 21.9

Tritanopia

#8eaeae · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb1ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb1ab]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#8cb1ab (#8cb1ab) is rgb(140, 177, 171) in RGB.

No, #8cb1ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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