Information about #8ABCCC color

#8ABCCC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8ABCCC falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(138, 188, 204) — 54.1% red, 73.7% green, 80% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 26 / 6 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned aqua cyan, #8ABCCC has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6). Slightly further away sit Cyan Opaque (#92C7C7) and Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(138, 188, 204)), which gives #8ABCCC its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8ABCCC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8ABCCC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8ABCCC 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 #8ABCCC

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

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8ABCCC
  • RGB138, 188, 204
  • CMYK26, 6, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(138, 188, 204)
  • HSL195°, 39%, 67%
  • HSL Precise194.545°, 39.286%, 67.059%
  • HSV195°, 32%, 80%
  • HSB195°, 32%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.737, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.737, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.737, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8ABCCC
  • DECIMAL ID9092300
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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