#8ec6c7

Color #8ec6c7

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 10.69 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#8ec6c7

RGB

rgb(142, 198, 199)

HSL

hsl(181.1, 33.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.1, 28.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.6%, 0.5%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(76.23, -17.75, -6.33)

LCH

lch(76.23, 18.84, 199.63)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0578, 197.4)

HWB

hwb(181.1, 55.7%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c78f8e

Analogous

#8ec7ac

#8ec6c7

#8eaac7

Triadic

#8ec6c7

#c78ec6

#c6c78e

Split-complementary

#8ec6c7

#c78eaa

#c7ac8e

Tetradic

#8ec6c7

#8f8ec7

#c78f8e

#c6c78e

Square

#8ec6c7

#ac8ec7

#c78f8e

#aac78e

Shades

Color #8ec6c7 mixed toward black.

#68b3b4

#4b9798

#397172

#264b4c

#132626

Tints

Color #8ec6c7 mixed toward white.

#a1cfd0

#b4d9da

#c7e2e3

#d9ecec

#ecf5f6

Tones

Color #8ec6c7 mixed toward gray.

#93c1c2

#98bdbe

#9cb8b9

#a1b4b4

#a6afaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aac7 · ΔE 23.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a1c7 · ΔE 26.2

Tritanopia

#91c7c7 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ec6c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ec6c7]

Related colors

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#8ec6c7 (#8ec6c7) is rgb(142, 198, 199) in RGB.

No, #8ec6c7 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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