#9dc5cf

Color #9dc5cf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.1 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9dc5cf

RGB

rgb(157, 197, 207)

HSL

hsl(192, 34.2%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 24.2%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 4.8%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(77.04, -10.98, -9.35)

LCH

lch(77.04, 14.42, 220.42)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0447, 214.61)

HWB

hwb(192, 61.6%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfa79d

Analogous

#9dcfc0

#9dc5cf

#9daccf

Triadic

#9dc5cf

#cf9dc5

#c5cf9d

Split-complementary

#9dc5cf

#cf9dac

#cfc09d

Tetradic

#9dc5cf

#a79dcf

#cfa79d

#c5cf9d

Square

#9dc5cf

#c09dcf

#cfa79d

#accf9d

Shades

Color #9dc5cf mixed toward black.

#74adbb

#5092a3

#3c6e7a

#284951

#142529

Tints

Color #9dc5cf mixed toward white.

#adcfd7

#bed8df

#cee2e7

#deecef

#eff5f7

Tones

Color #9dc5cf mixed toward gray.

#a1c3cb

#a5c0c7

#aabec3

#aebbbe

#b2b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0cd · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#adaacc · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#9fcbca · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 13.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9dc5cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dc5cf]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#9dc5cf (#9dc5cf) is rgb(157, 197, 207) in RGB.

No, #9dc5cf 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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