#a8bdba

Color #a8bdba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.26 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bdba

RGB

rgb(168, 189, 186)

HSL

hsl(171.4, 13.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171.4, 11.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 0%, 1.6%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.99, -7.75, -0.92)

LCH

lch(74.99, 7.8, 186.77)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0234, 186.37)

HWB

hwb(171.4, 65.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda8ab

Analogous

#a8bdaf

#a8bdba

#a8b6bd

Triadic

#a8bdba

#baa8bd

#bdbaa8

Split-complementary

#a8bdba

#bda8b6

#bdafa8

Tetradic

#a8bdba

#a8abbd

#bda8ab

#bdbaa8

Square

#a8bdba

#afa8bd

#bda8ab

#b6bda8

Shades

Color #a8bdba mixed toward black.

#86a39f

#678783

#4d6562

#334441

#1a2221

Tints

Color #a8bdba mixed toward white.

#b7c8c5

#c5d3d1

#d4dedc

#e2e9e8

#f1f4f3

Tones

Color #a8bdba mixed toward gray.

#aabbb9

#acb9b7

#adb8b6

#afb6b5

#b1b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b2bb · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#b0afbb · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#a9bbbb · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bdba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bdba]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a8bdba (#a8bdba) is rgb(168, 189, 186) in RGB.

No, #a8bdba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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