#a4c8ce

Color #a4c8ce

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.16 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a4c8ce

RGB

rgb(164, 200, 206)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 30%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 20.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.4%, 2.9%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(78.26, -10.62, -6.96)

LCH

lch(78.26, 12.7, 213.24)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.0393, 208.79)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 64.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ceaaa4

Analogous

#a4cebf

#a4c8ce

#a4b3ce

Triadic

#a4c8ce

#cea4c8

#c8cea4

Split-complementary

#a4c8ce

#cea4b3

#cebfa4

Tetradic

#a4c8ce

#aaa4ce

#ceaaa4

#c8cea4

Square

#a4c8ce

#bfa4ce

#ceaaa4

#b3cea4

Shades

Color #a4c8ce mixed toward black.

#7cb0b8

#5696a0

#417078

#2b4b50

#162528

Tints

Color #a4c8ce mixed toward white.

#b3d1d6

#c2dade

#d1e3e6

#e1edef

#f0f6f7

Tones

Color #a4c8ce mixed toward gray.

#a7c5ca

#abc3c7

#aec0c3

#b2bec0

#b5bbbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5cd · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b0cc · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#a6cbcb · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4c8ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4c8ce]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#a4c8ce (#a4c8ce) is rgb(164, 200, 206) in RGB.

No, #a4c8ce 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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