#9bb2b2

Color #9bb2b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.48 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb2b2

RGB

rgb(155, 178, 178)

HSL

hsl(180, 13%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 12.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 0%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(70.89, -7.88, -2.67)

LCH

lch(70.89, 8.32, 198.72)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0254, 196.72)

HWB

hwb(180, 60.8%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b29b9b

Analogous

#9bb2a7

#9bb2b2

#9ba7b2

Triadic

#9bb2b2

#b29bb2

#b2b29b

Split-complementary

#9bb2b2

#b29ba7

#b2a79b

Tetradic

#9bb2b2

#9b9bb2

#b29b9b

#b2b29b

Square

#9bb2b2

#a79bb2

#b29b9b

#a7b29b

Shades

Color #9bb2b2 mixed toward black.

#7c9a9a

#617d7d

#485e5e

#303f3f

#181f1f

Tints

Color #9bb2b2 mixed toward white.

#acbfbf

#bccccc

#cdd9d9

#dee5e5

#eef2f2

Tones

Color #9bb2b2 mixed toward gray.

#9db0b0

#9faeae

#a1acac

#a3aaaa

#a5a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a6b2 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a2b2 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#9cb2b2 · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb2b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb2b2]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#9bb2b2 (#9bb2b2) is rgb(155, 178, 178) in RGB.

No, #9bb2b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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