#8cb4b6

Color #8cb4b6

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.8 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb4b6

RGB

rgb(140, 180, 182)

HSL

hsl(182.9, 22.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.9, 23.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.1%, 1.1%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(70.59, -12.89, -5.42)

LCH

lch(70.59, 13.98, 202.81)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.043, 200.12)

HWB

hwb(182.9, 54.9%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b68e8c

Analogous

#8cb6a3

#8cb4b6

#8c9fb6

Triadic

#8cb4b6

#b68cb4

#b4b68c

Split-complementary

#8cb4b6

#b68c9f

#b6a38c

Tetradic

#8cb4b6

#8e8cb6

#b68e8c

#b4b68c

Square

#8cb4b6

#a38cb6

#b68e8c

#9fb68c

Shades

Color #8cb4b6 mixed toward black.

#6b9ea1

#538183

#3f6162

#2a4042

#152021

Tints

Color #8cb4b6 mixed toward white.

#9fc0c2

#b2cdce

#c5d9da

#d9e6e7

#ecf2f3

Tones

Color #8cb4b6 mixed toward gray.

#8fb1b2

#93aeaf

#96aaab

#9aa7a8

#9da4a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fb6 · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#9d99b5 · ΔE 22.4

Tritanopia

#8eb5b5 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb4b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb4b6]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#8cb4b6 (#8cb4b6) is rgb(140, 180, 182) in RGB.

No, #8cb4b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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