#9cadbf

Color #9cadbf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.41 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9cadbf

RGB

rgb(156, 173, 191)

HSL

hsl(210.9, 21.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.9, 18.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 9.4%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.98, -2.07, -11.18)

LCH

lch(69.98, 11.37, 259.51)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0323, 249.71)

HWB

hwb(210.9, 61.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfae9c

Analogous

#9cbebf

#9cadbf

#9c9cbf

Triadic

#9cadbf

#bf9cad

#adbf9c

Split-complementary

#9cadbf

#bf9c9c

#bebf9c

Tetradic

#9cadbf

#ae9cbf

#bfae9c

#adbf9c

Square

#9cadbf

#bf9cbe

#bfae9c

#9cbf9c

Shades

Color #9cadbf mixed toward black.

#7990a8

#5b738c

#445669

#2d3946

#171d23

Tints

Color #9cadbf mixed toward white.

#acbbca

#bdc8d4

#cdd6df

#dee4ea

#eef1f4

Tones

Color #9cadbf mixed toward gray.

#9fadbc

#a2adb9

#a5adb6

#a8adb3

#aaadb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4bb · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a1ba · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#9db7b7 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cadbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cadbf]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9cadbf (#9cadbf) is rgb(156, 173, 191) in RGB.

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

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