#a8c8cc

Color #a8c8cc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 8.05 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c8cc

RGB

rgb(168, 200, 204)

HSL

hsl(186.7, 26.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.7, 17.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 2%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(78.46, -9.8, -5.57)

LCH

lch(78.46, 11.27, 209.61)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0348, 205.75)

HWB

hwb(186.7, 65.9%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccaca8

Analogous

#a8ccbe

#a8c8cc

#a8b6cc

Triadic

#a8c8cc

#cca8c8

#c8cca8

Split-complementary

#a8c8cc

#cca8b6

#ccbea8

Tetradic

#a8c8cc

#aca8cc

#ccaca8

#c8cca8

Square

#a8c8cc

#bea8cc

#ccaca8

#b6cca8

Shades

Color #a8c8cc mixed toward black.

#81afb5

#5c959c

#457075

#2e4b4e

#172527

Tints

Color #a8c8cc mixed toward white.

#b6d1d4

#c5dadd

#d3e3e5

#e2edee

#f0f6f6

Tones

Color #a8c8cc mixed toward gray.

#abc6c9

#aec3c6

#b1c1c3

#b4bfc0

#b7bcbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7cb · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b2cb · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#aacaca · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c8cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c8cc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a8c8cc (#a8c8cc) is rgb(168, 200, 204) in RGB.

No, #a8c8cc 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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