#8eb6bf

Color #8eb6bf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 12.54 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8eb6bf

RGB

rgb(142, 182, 191)

HSL

hsl(191, 27.7%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191, 25.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 4.7%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(71.53, -11.28, -8.95)

LCH

lch(71.53, 14.4, 218.43)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0448, 212.98)

HWB

hwb(191, 55.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf978e

Analogous

#8ebfb0

#8eb6bf

#8e9ebf

Triadic

#8eb6bf

#bf8eb6

#b6bf8e

Split-complementary

#8eb6bf

#bf8e9e

#bfb08e

Tetradic

#8eb6bf

#978ebf

#bf978e

#b6bf8e

Square

#8eb6bf

#b08ebf

#bf978e

#9ebf8e

Shades

Color #8eb6bf mixed toward black.

#6b9fab

#50828e

#3c626a

#284147

#142123

Tints

Color #8eb6bf mixed toward white.

#a1c2ca

#b4ced4

#c7dbdf

#d9e7ea

#ecf3f4

Tones

Color #8eb6bf mixed toward gray.

#92b3bb

#96b1b7

#9aaeb3

#9eacaf

#a2a9ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1bd · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#9f9bbc · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#90bbbb · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eb6bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eb6bf]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#8eb6bf (#8eb6bf) is rgb(142, 182, 191) in RGB.

No, #8eb6bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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