#9bcdcd

Color #9bcdcd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 7.85 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9bcdcd

RGB

rgb(155, 205, 205)

HSL

hsl(180, 33.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 24.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(79.06, -16.15, -5.3)

LCH

lch(79.06, 17, 198.17)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0521, 196.17)

HWB

hwb(180, 60.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd9b9b

Analogous

#9bcdb4

#9bcdcd

#9bb4cd

Triadic

#9bcdcd

#cd9bcd

#cdcd9b

Split-complementary

#9bcdcd

#cd9bb4

#cdb49b

Tetradic

#9bcdcd

#9b9bcd

#cd9b9b

#cdcd9b

Square

#9bcdcd

#b49bcd

#cd9b9b

#b4cd9b

Shades

Color #9bcdcd mixed toward black.

#73b9b9

#50a0a0

#3c7878

#285050

#142828

Tints

Color #9bcdcd mixed toward white.

#acd5d5

#bcdede

#cde6e6

#deeeee

#eef7f7

Tones

Color #9bcdcd mixed toward gray.

#9fc9c9

#a3c5c5

#a8c1c1

#acbcbc

#b0b8b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3cd · ΔE 22.3

Deuteranopia

#b0accd · ΔE 24.9

Tritanopia

#9ecdcd · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bcdcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bcdcd]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

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

No, #9bcdcd 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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