Information about #8AB8C3 color

#8AB8C3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8AB8C3 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(138, 184, 195) — 54.1% red, 72.2% green, 76.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 4 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced water-like cyan, #8AB8C3 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Moby (#8EB2BE) and Neptune (#7CB7BB).

In RGB terms — rgb(138, 184, 195) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #8AB8C3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8AB8C3 color variations

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#8AB8C3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8AB8C3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

#8AB8C3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8AB8C3
  • RGB138, 184, 195
  • CMYK22, 4, 0, 24
  • HSL192°, 32%, 65%
  • HSL Precise191.579°, 32.203%, 65.294%
  • HSV192°, 29%, 76%
  • HSB192°, 29%, 76%
  • HEX ID8AB8C3
  • DECIMAL ID9091267
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
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