#a8c8b0

Color #a8c8b0

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 13.96 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-100 #d0fae5 · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c8b0

RGB

rgb(168, 200, 176)

HSL

hsl(135, 22.5%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(135, 16%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(77.74, -15.39, 8.46)

LCH

lch(77.74, 17.56, 151.2)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.048, 152.85)

HWB

hwb(135, 65.9%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8a8c0

Analogous

#b0c8a8

#a8c8b0

#a8c8c0

Triadic

#a8c8b0

#b0a8c8

#c8b0a8

Split-complementary

#a8c8b0

#c0a8c8

#c8a8b0

Tetradic

#a8c8b0

#a8c0c8

#c8a8c0

#c8b0a8

Square

#a8c8b0

#a8b0c8

#c8a8c0

#c8c0a8

Shades

Color #a8c8b0 mixed toward black.

#83b08e

#5f966d

#477152

#304b36

#18261b

Tints

Color #a8c8b0 mixed toward white.

#b7d1bd

#c5daca

#d4e4d8

#e2ede5

#f1f6f2

Tones

Color #a8c8b0 mixed toward gray.

#abc5b1

#adc3b3

#b0c0b4

#b3bdb5

#b5bbb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b6 · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b2b8 · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#aabbbc · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 15.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c8b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c8b0]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Frequently asked questions

#a8c8b0 (#a8c8b0) is rgb(168, 200, 176) in RGB.

No, #a8c8b0 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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