#9cb1b1

Color #9cb1b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.76 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb1b1

RGB

rgb(156, 177, 177)

HSL

hsl(180, 11.9%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 11.9%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 0%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(70.65, -7.22, -2.46)

LCH

lch(70.65, 7.63, 198.82)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0233, 196.72)

HWB

hwb(180, 61.2%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b19c9c

Analogous

#9cb1a7

#9cb1b1

#9ca7b1

Triadic

#9cb1b1

#b19cb1

#b1b19c

Split-complementary

#9cb1b1

#b19ca7

#b1a79c

Tetradic

#9cb1b1

#9c9cb1

#b19c9c

#b1b19c

Square

#9cb1b1

#a79cb1

#b19c9c

#a7b19c

Shades

Color #9cb1b1 mixed toward black.

#7d9999

#627c7c

#495d5d

#313e3e

#181f1f

Tints

Color #9cb1b1 mixed toward white.

#acbebe

#bdcbcb

#cdd8d8

#dee5e5

#eef2f2

Tones

Color #9cb1b1 mixed toward gray.

#9eafaf

#9faeae

#a1acac

#a3aaaa

#a5a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b1 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#a4a3b1 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#9db1b1 · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb1b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb1b1]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#9cb1b1 (#9cb1b1) is rgb(156, 177, 177) in RGB.

No, #9cb1b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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