#9bcdbd

Color #9bcdbd

A muted light green.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 14.15 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-200 #a4f4cf · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9bcdbd

RGB

rgb(155, 205, 189)

HSL

hsl(160.8, 33.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(160.8, 24.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.4%, 0%, 7.8%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(78.64, -19.58, 2.67)

LCH

lch(78.64, 19.76, 172.23)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.0569, 173.14)

HWB

hwb(160.8, 60.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd9bab

Analogous

#9bcda4

#9bcdbd

#9bc4cd

Triadic

#9bcdbd

#bd9bcd

#cdbd9b

Split-complementary

#9bcdbd

#cd9bc4

#cda49b

Tetradic

#9bcdbd

#9babcd

#cd9bab

#cdbd9b

Square

#9bcdbd

#a49bcd

#cd9bab

#c4cd9b

Shades

Color #9bcdbd mixed toward black.

#73b9a3

#50a086

#3c7865

#285043

#142822

Tints

Color #9bcdbd mixed toward white.

#acd5c8

#bcded3

#cde6de

#deeee9

#eef7f4

Tones

Color #9bcdbd mixed toward gray.

#9fc9bc

#a3c5ba

#a8c1b9

#acbcb7

#b0b8b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c1 · ΔE 22.4

Deuteranopia

#b0acc2 · ΔE 26

Tritanopia

#9ec4c5 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bcdbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bcdbd]

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Frequently asked questions

#9bcdbd (#9bcdbd) is rgb(155, 205, 189) in RGB.

No, #9bcdbd 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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