#9cb9b5

Color #9cb9b5

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.34 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb9b5

RGB

rgb(156, 185, 181)

HSL

hsl(171.7, 17.2%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171.7, 15.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 0%, 2.2%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.96, -10.64, -1.27)

LCH

lch(72.96, 10.72, 186.81)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0321, 186.44)

HWB

hwb(171.7, 61.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b99ca0

Analogous

#9cb9a7

#9cb9b5

#9cafb9

Triadic

#9cb9b5

#b59cb9

#b9b59c

Split-complementary

#9cb9b5

#b99caf

#b9a79c

Tetradic

#9cb9b5

#9ca0b9

#b99ca0

#b9b59c

Square

#9cb9b5

#a79cb9

#b99ca0

#afb99c

Shades

Color #9cb9b5 mixed toward black.

#7ba29c

#5e8580

#476460

#2f4340

#182120

Tints

Color #9cb9b5 mixed toward white.

#adc5c1

#bdd0ce

#cedcda

#dee8e6

#eff3f3

Tones

Color #9cb9b5 mixed toward gray.

#9eb7b3

#a1b4b2

#a3b2b0

#a6afae

#a8adac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aab6 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a5b6 · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#9eb7b7 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb9b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb9b5]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9cb9b5 (#9cb9b5) is rgb(156, 185, 181) in RGB.

No, #9cb9b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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