#a8cccd

Color #a8cccd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 7.84 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8cccd

RGB

rgb(168, 204, 205)

HSL

hsl(181.6, 27%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.6, 18%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 0.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(79.57, -11.67, -4.47)

LCH

lch(79.57, 12.5, 200.96)

OKLCH

oklch(81.9%, 0.0383, 198.58)

HWB

hwb(181.6, 65.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cda9a8

Analogous

#a8cdbb

#a8cccd

#a8b9cd

Triadic

#a8cccd

#cda8cc

#cccda8

Split-complementary

#a8cccd

#cda8b9

#cdbba8

Tetradic

#a8cccd

#a9a8cd

#cda9a8

#cccda8

Square

#a8cccd

#bba8cd

#cda9a8

#b9cda8

Shades

Color #a8cccd mixed toward black.

#80b5b6

#5b9c9e

#447576

#2d4e4f

#172727

Tints

Color #a8cccd mixed toward white.

#b6d4d5

#c5ddde

#d3e5e6

#e2eeee

#f0f6f7

Tones

Color #a8cccd mixed toward gray.

#abc9ca

#aec6c7

#b1c3c4

#b4c0c1

#b7bdbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9cd · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#b7b4cd · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#aacdcd · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8cccd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8cccd]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#a8cccd (#a8cccd) is rgb(168, 204, 205) in RGB.

No, #a8cccd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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