#9cb2b5

Color #9cb2b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.24 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb2b5

RGB

rgb(156, 178, 181)

HSL

hsl(187.2, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.2, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 1.7%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.04, -6.92, -4.09)

LCH

lch(71.04, 8.04, 210.58)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0247, 206.67)

HWB

hwb(187.2, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b59f9c

Analogous

#9cb5ac

#9cb2b5

#9ca6b5

Triadic

#9cb2b5

#b59cb2

#b2b59c

Split-complementary

#9cb2b5

#b59ca6

#b5ac9c

Tetradic

#9cb2b5

#9f9cb5

#b59f9c

#b2b59c

Square

#9cb2b5

#ac9cb5

#b59f9c

#a6b59c

Shades

Color #9cb2b5 mixed toward black.

#7c999d

#607d81

#485e60

#303e40

#181f20

Tints

Color #9cb2b5 mixed toward white.

#adbfc1

#bdccce

#ced9da

#dee5e6

#eff2f3

Tones

Color #9cb2b5 mixed toward gray.

#9eb0b3

#a0afb1

#a2adaf

#a4acad

#a6aaab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b4 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a3b4 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#9db4b4 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb2b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb2b5]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9cb2b5 (#9cb2b5) is rgb(156, 178, 181) in RGB.

No, #9cb2b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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