#a8cad0

Color #a8cad0

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.73 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8cad0

RGB

rgb(168, 202, 208)

HSL

hsl(189, 29.9%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189, 19.2%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.2%, 2.9%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(79.11, -9.99, -6.75)

LCH

lch(79.11, 12.06, 214.05)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0372, 209.46)

HWB

hwb(189, 65.9%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0aea8

Analogous

#a8d0c2

#a8cad0

#a8b6d0

Triadic

#a8cad0

#d0a8ca

#cad0a8

Split-complementary

#a8cad0

#d0a8b6

#d0c2a8

Tetradic

#a8cad0

#aea8d0

#d0aea8

#cad0a8

Square

#a8cad0

#c2a8d0

#d0aea8

#b6d0a8

Shades

Color #a8cad0 mixed toward black.

#7fb1ba

#5898a3

#42727a

#2c4c51

#162629

Tints

Color #a8cad0 mixed toward white.

#b6d3d8

#c5dce0

#d3e4e7

#e2edef

#f0f6f7

Tones

Color #a8cad0 mixed toward gray.

#abc8cd

#afc5c9

#b2c3c6

#b5c1c3

#b9bebf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8cf · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b3ce · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#aacdcd · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8cad0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8cad0]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#a8cad0 (#a8cad0) is rgb(168, 202, 208) in RGB.

No, #a8cad0 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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