#9bc1ce

Color #9bc1ce

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 8.14 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9bc1ce

RGB

rgb(155, 193, 206)

HSL

hsl(195.3, 34.2%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.3, 24.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.8%, 6.3%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(75.8, -9.71, -10.68)

LCH

lch(75.8, 14.43, 227.72)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0446, 220.73)

HWB

hwb(195.3, 60.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cea89b

Analogous

#9bcec2

#9bc1ce

#9ba8ce

Triadic

#9bc1ce

#ce9bc1

#c1ce9b

Split-complementary

#9bc1ce

#ce9ba8

#cec29b

Tetradic

#9bc1ce

#a89bce

#cea89b

#c1ce9b

Square

#9bc1ce

#c29bce

#cea89b

#a8ce9b

Shades

Color #9bc1ce mixed toward black.

#73a8ba

#4f8da2

#3b6979

#284651

#142328

Tints

Color #9bc1ce mixed toward white.

#accbd6

#bcd6de

#cde0e7

#deeaef

#eef5f7

Tones

Color #9bc1ce mixed toward gray.

#9fbfca

#a4bdc6

#a8bbc1

#acb9bd

#b0b7b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadcb · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#aba8ca · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#9dc9c8 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bc1ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bc1ce]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9bc1ce (#9bc1ce) is rgb(155, 193, 206) in RGB.

No, #9bc1ce 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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