HEX Color #8AC5B6 (Powderblue)

About #8AC5B6

The precise color #8AC5B6 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Powderblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 197 green, and 182 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 30% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 164.7° hue, 33.7% saturation, and 65.7% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8AC5B6

RGB138, 197, 182

HSL164.7°, 33.7%, 65.7%

CMYK30%, 0%, 8%, 23%

HSV164.7°, 29.9%, 77.3%

LAB75.3, -22.2, 1.4

XYZ38.9, 48.7, 51.6

Decimal9094582

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8AC5B6 #C58998

Analogous

#89C598 #89B6C5

Triadic

#B589C5 #C5B589

Tetradic

#9889C5 #C58998 #B6C589

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8AC5B6

#97CBBE

#A4D1C6

#B1D8CE

#BEDED6

#CBE5DE

#D8EBE6

#E5F2EE

#F2F8F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8AC5B6

#7AAFA1

#6B998D

#5C8379

#4C6D65

#3D5750

#2E413C

#1E2B28

#0F1514

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.95:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

10.74:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.87:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.13:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AC5B6; }

.text-color { color: #8AC5B6; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AC5B6; }

Similar Colors

Powderblue

#B0E0E6