#9cb3bd

Color #9cb3bd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.91 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb3bd

RGB

rgb(156, 179, 189)

HSL

hsl(198.2, 20%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.2, 17.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.5%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.54, -5.75, -7.74)

LCH

lch(71.54, 9.64, 233.39)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0291, 225.83)

HWB

hwb(198.2, 61.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda69c

Analogous

#9cbdb6

#9cb3bd

#9ca2bd

Triadic

#9cb3bd

#bd9cb3

#b3bd9c

Split-complementary

#9cb3bd

#bd9ca2

#bdb69c

Tetradic

#9cb3bd

#a69cbd

#bda69c

#b3bd9c

Square

#9cb3bd

#b69cbd

#bda69c

#a2bd9c

Shades

Color #9cb3bd mixed toward black.

#7998a6

#5c7c8a

#455d67

#2e3e45

#171f22

Tints

Color #9cb3bd mixed toward white.

#acc0c8

#bdccd3

#cdd9de

#dee6e9

#eef2f4

Tones

Color #9cb3bd mixed toward gray.

#9fb2ba

#a1b1b7

#a4b0b5

#a7afb2

#aaadaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a7bb · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#a5a3ba · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#9db9b8 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb3bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb3bd]

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Frequently asked questions

#9cb3bd (#9cb3bd) is rgb(156, 179, 189) in RGB.

No, #9cb3bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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