#9bb2b4

Color #9bb2b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.5 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb2b4

RGB

rgb(155, 178, 180)

HSL

hsl(184.8, 14.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.8, 13.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.9%, 1.1%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(70.94, -7.47, -3.69)

LCH

lch(70.94, 8.33, 206.29)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0255, 203.05)

HWB

hwb(184.8, 60.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b49d9b

Analogous

#9bb4aa

#9bb2b4

#9ba6b4

Triadic

#9bb2b4

#b49bb2

#b2b49b

Split-complementary

#9bb2b4

#b49ba6

#b4aa9b

Tetradic

#9bb2b4

#9d9bb4

#b49d9b

#b2b49b

Square

#9bb2b4

#aa9bb4

#b49d9b

#a6b49b

Shades

Color #9bb2b4 mixed toward black.

#7b999c

#607d80

#485e60

#303f40

#181f20

Tints

Color #9bb2b4 mixed toward white.

#acbfc1

#bccccd

#cdd9da

#dee5e6

#eef2f3

Tones

Color #9bb2b4 mixed toward gray.

#9db0b2

#9fafb0

#a1adae

#a3abac

#a5a9aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a6b4 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a2b3 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#9cb3b3 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb2b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb2b4]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9bb2b4 (#9bb2b4) is rgb(155, 178, 180) in RGB.

No, #9bb2b4 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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