#8cb1b9

Color #8cb1b9

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.58 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb1b9

RGB

rgb(140, 177, 185)

HSL

hsl(190.7, 24.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.7, 24.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 4.3%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.84, -10.62, -8.18)

LCH

lch(69.84, 13.41, 217.61)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0417, 212.36)

HWB

hwb(190.7, 54.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9948c

Analogous

#8cb9aa

#8cb1b9

#8c9ab9

Triadic

#8cb1b9

#b98cb1

#b1b98c

Split-complementary

#8cb1b9

#b98c9a

#b9aa8c

Tetradic

#8cb1b9

#948cb9

#b9948c

#b1b98c

Square

#8cb1b9

#aa8cb9

#b9948c

#9ab98c

Shades

Color #8cb1b9 mixed toward black.

#6a9aa4

#527d87

#3d5e65

#293f43

#141f22

Tints

Color #8cb1b9 mixed toward white.

#9fbec5

#b2cbd0

#c5d8dc

#d9e5e8

#ecf2f3

Tones

Color #8cb1b9 mixed toward gray.

#90aeb5

#93acb1

#97aaae

#9ba7aa

#9fa5a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9eb7 · ΔE 17.7

Deuteranopia

#9b98b7 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#8eb6b5 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb1b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb1b9]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#8cb1b9 (#8cb1b9) is rgb(140, 177, 185) in RGB.

No, #8cb1b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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