#9bd8dc

Color #9bd8dc

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 5.59 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9bd8dc

RGB

rgb(155, 216, 220)

HSL

hsl(183.7, 48.1%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.7, 29.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.5%, 1.8%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(82.51, -18.35, -8.21)

LCH

lch(82.51, 20.1, 204.1)

OKLCH

oklch(84.2%, 0.0622, 201.2)

HWB

hwb(183.7, 60.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dc9f9b

Analogous

#9bdcbf

#9bd8dc

#9bb7dc

Triadic

#9bd8dc

#dc9bd8

#d8dc9b

Split-complementary

#9bd8dc

#dc9bb7

#dcbf9b

Tetradic

#9bd8dc

#9f9bdc

#dc9f9b

#d8dc9b

Square

#9bd8dc

#bf9bdc

#dc9f9b

#b7dc9b

Shades

Color #9bd8dc mixed toward black.

#6dc6cc

#41b2b9

#31858b

#20595d

#102c2e

Tints

Color #9bd8dc mixed toward white.

#acdee2

#bce5e8

#cdebed

#def2f3

#eef8f9

Tones

Color #9bd8dc mixed toward gray.

#a0d3d7

#a6ced1

#abcacc

#b1c5c6

#b6c0c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9db · ΔE 24.1

Deuteranopia

#b5b0db · ΔE 26.1

Tritanopia

#9fdada · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bd8dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bd8dc]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9bd8dc (#9bd8dc) is rgb(155, 216, 220) in RGB.

No, #9bd8dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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