#9cadb5

Color #9cadb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.44 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9cadb5

RGB

rgb(156, 173, 181)

HSL

hsl(199.2, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.2, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 4.4%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(69.68, -4.24, -6.1)

LCH

lch(69.68, 7.43, 235.2)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0223, 227.73)

HWB

hwb(199.2, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a49c

Analogous

#9cb5b1

#9cadb5

#9ca1b5

Triadic

#9cadb5

#b59cad

#adb59c

Split-complementary

#9cadb5

#b59ca1

#b5b19c

Tetradic

#9cadb5

#a49cb5

#b5a49c

#adb59c

Square

#9cadb5

#b19cb5

#b5a49c

#a1b59c

Shades

Color #9cadb5 mixed toward black.

#7c929d

#607681

#485960

#303b40

#181e20

Tints

Color #9cadb5 mixed toward white.

#adbbc1

#bdc8ce

#ced6da

#dee4e6

#eff1f3

Tones

Color #9cadb5 mixed toward gray.

#9eacb3

#a0acb1

#a2abaf

#a4aaad

#a6a9ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b3 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#a3a1b3 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#9db2b1 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cadb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cadb5]

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9cadb5 (#9cadb5) is rgb(156, 173, 181) in RGB.

No, #9cadb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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