#a8c8c9

Color #a8c8c9

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 9.2 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c8c9

RGB

rgb(168, 200, 201)

HSL

hsl(181.8, 23.4%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.8, 16.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 0.5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(78.37, -10.44, -4.07)

LCH

lch(78.37, 11.21, 201.3)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0343, 198.86)

HWB

hwb(181.8, 65.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9a9a8

Analogous

#a8c9ba

#a8c8c9

#a8b8c9

Triadic

#a8c8c9

#c9a8c8

#c8c9a8

Split-complementary

#a8c8c9

#c9a8b8

#c9baa8

Tetradic

#a8c8c9

#a9a8c9

#c9a9a8

#c8c9a8

Square

#a8c8c9

#baa8c9

#c9a9a8

#b8c9a8

Shades

Color #a8c8c9 mixed toward black.

#82b0b2

#5e9698

#477172

#2f4b4c

#182626

Tints

Color #a8c8c9 mixed toward white.

#b7d1d2

#c5dadb

#d4e4e4

#e2eded

#f1f6f6

Tones

Color #a8c8c9 mixed toward gray.

#abc6c6

#aec3c4

#b0c0c1

#b3bebe

#b6bbbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c9 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b2c9 · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#aac9c9 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c8c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c8c9]

Related colors

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Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#a8c8c9 (#a8c8c9) is rgb(168, 200, 201) in RGB.

No, #a8c8c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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