#9bc5ca

Color #9bc5ca

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 8.5 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9bc5ca

RGB

rgb(155, 197, 202)

HSL

hsl(186.4, 30.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.4, 23.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 2.5%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(76.78, -12.7, -7.06)

LCH

lch(76.78, 14.53, 209.07)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.045, 205.26)

HWB

hwb(186.4, 60.8%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#caa09b

Analogous

#9bcab8

#9bc5ca

#9badca

Triadic

#9bc5ca

#ca9bc5

#c5ca9b

Split-complementary

#9bc5ca

#ca9bad

#cab89b

Tetradic

#9bc5ca

#a09bca

#caa09b

#c5ca9b

Square

#9bc5ca

#b89bca

#caa09b

#adca9b

Shades

Color #9bc5ca mixed toward black.

#74aeb5

#52949c

#3e6f75

#294a4e

#152527

Tints

Color #9bc5ca mixed toward white.

#accfd3

#bcd8dc

#cde2e4

#deeced

#eef5f6

Tones

Color #9bc5ca mixed toward gray.

#9fc2c6

#a3bfc2

#a7bcbe

#abb9ba

#afb6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc9 · ΔE 19.9

Deuteranopia

#aca9c9 · ΔE 22.1

Tritanopia

#9dc8c8 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bc5ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bc5ca]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9bc5ca (#9bc5ca) is rgb(155, 197, 202) in RGB.

No, #9bc5ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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