#9ac6ce

Color #9ac6ce

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.44 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#9ac6ce

RGB

rgb(154, 198, 206)

HSL

hsl(189.2, 34.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.2, 25.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.2%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(77.11, -12.62, -8.74)

LCH

lch(77.11, 15.35, 214.7)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0478, 209.89)

HWB

hwb(189.2, 60.4%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cea29a

Analogous

#9acebc

#9ac6ce

#9aacce

Triadic

#9ac6ce

#ce9ac6

#c6ce9a

Split-complementary

#9ac6ce

#ce9aac

#cebc9a

Tetradic

#9ac6ce

#a29ace

#cea29a

#c6ce9a

Square

#9ac6ce

#bc9ace

#cea29a

#acce9a

Shades

Color #9ac6ce mixed toward black.

#72afba

#4e95a2

#3b7079

#274a51

#142528

Tints

Color #9ac6ce mixed toward white.

#abd0d6

#bcd9de

#cde3e7

#ddecef

#eef6f7

Tones

Color #9ac6ce mixed toward gray.

#9ec3ca

#a3c0c5

#a7bdc1

#abbabd

#b0b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafcc · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#aca9cc · ΔE 22.1

Tritanopia

#9dcbca · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ac6ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ac6ce]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9ac6ce (#9ac6ce) is rgb(154, 198, 206) in RGB.

No, #9ac6ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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