#a8bebe

Color #a8bebe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.23 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bebe

RGB

rgb(168, 190, 190)

HSL

hsl(180, 14.5%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 11.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 0%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(75.37, -7.47, -2.54)

LCH

lch(75.37, 7.89, 198.78)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0241, 196.63)

HWB

hwb(180, 65.9%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bea8a8

Analogous

#a8beb3

#a8bebe

#a8b3be

Triadic

#a8bebe

#bea8be

#bebea8

Split-complementary

#a8bebe

#bea8b3

#beb3a8

Tetradic

#a8bebe

#a8a8be

#bea8a8

#bebea8

Square

#a8bebe

#b3a8be

#bea8a8

#b3bea8

Shades

Color #a8bebe mixed toward black.

#86a5a5

#668989

#4d6666

#334444

#1a2222

Tints

Color #a8bebe mixed toward white.

#b6c9c9

#c5d4d4

#d3dfdf

#e2e9e9

#f0f4f4

Tones

Color #a8bebe mixed toward gray.

#aabcbc

#acbaba

#aeb9b9

#afb7b7

#b1b5b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2be · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#b1afbe · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#a9bebe · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bebe]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#a8bebe (#a8bebe) is rgb(168, 190, 190) in RGB.

No, #a8bebe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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