#9bbabe

Color #9bbabe

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.82 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbabe

RGB

rgb(155, 186, 190)

HSL

hsl(186.9, 21.2%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.9, 18.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(73.42, -9.58, -5.52)

LCH

lch(73.42, 11.06, 209.95)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0341, 206.11)

HWB

hwb(186.9, 60.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be9f9b

Analogous

#9bbeb0

#9bbabe

#9ba8be

Triadic

#9bbabe

#be9bba

#babe9b

Split-complementary

#9bbabe

#be9ba8

#beb09b

Tetradic

#9bbabe

#9f9bbe

#be9f9b

#babe9b

Square

#9bbabe

#b09bbe

#be9f9b

#a8be9b

Shades

Color #9bbabe mixed toward black.

#78a2a7

#5b868b

#446468

#2d4346

#172123

Tints

Color #9bbabe mixed toward white.

#acc5c9

#bcd1d4

#cddcde

#dee8e9

#eef3f4

Tones

Color #9bbabe mixed toward gray.

#9eb8bb

#a1b5b8

#a4b3b5

#a7b1b2

#a9afaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aabd · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a5bd · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#9dbcbc · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbabe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbabe]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9bbabe (#9bbabe) is rgb(155, 186, 190) in RGB.

No, #9bbabe 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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