#9dc5b6

Color #9dc5b6

A muted light green.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 15 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-100 #d0fae5 · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9dc5b6

RGB

rgb(157, 197, 182)

HSL

hsl(157.5, 25.6%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(157.5, 20.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 0%, 7.6%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(76.36, -16.33, 3.15)

LCH

lch(76.36, 16.63, 169.08)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0476, 170.2)

HWB

hwb(157.5, 61.6%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c59dac

Analogous

#9dc5a2

#9dc5b6

#9dc0c5

Triadic

#9dc5b6

#b69dc5

#c5b69d

Split-complementary

#9dc5b6

#c59dc0

#c5a29d

Tetradic

#9dc5b6

#9dacc5

#c59dac

#c5b69d

Square

#9dc5b6

#a29dc5

#c59dac

#c0c59d

Shades

Color #9dc5b6 mixed toward black.

#78af9a

#58947e

#426f5e

#2c4a3f

#16251f

Tints

Color #9dc5b6 mixed toward white.

#adcfc2

#bed8ce

#cee2da

#deece7

#eff5f3

Tones

Color #9dc5b6 mixed toward gray.

#a0c2b5

#a4beb4

#a7bbb3

#aab8b3

#aeb4b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ba · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#adaabb · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#9fbdbd · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9dc5b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dc5b6]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#9dc5b6 (#9dc5b6) is rgb(157, 197, 182) in RGB.

No, #9dc5b6 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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