#9dc6c6

Color #9dc6c6

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 9.75 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9dc6c6

RGB

rgb(157, 198, 198)

HSL

hsl(180, 26.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 20.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.7%, 0%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(77.06, -13.49, -4.47)

LCH

lch(77.06, 14.21, 198.33)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0434, 196.31)

HWB

hwb(180, 61.6%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c69d9d

Analogous

#9dc6b1

#9dc6c6

#9db1c6

Triadic

#9dc6c6

#c69dc6

#c6c69d

Split-complementary

#9dc6c6

#c69db1

#c6b19d

Tetradic

#9dc6c6

#9d9dc6

#c69d9d

#c6c69d

Square

#9dc6c6

#b19dc6

#c69d9d

#b1c69d

Shades

Color #9dc6c6 mixed toward black.

#78b0b0

#579696

#417070

#2b4b4b

#162525

Tints

Color #9dc6c6 mixed toward white.

#add0d0

#bed9d9

#cee3e3

#deecec

#eff6f6

Tones

Color #9dc6c6 mixed toward gray.

#a0c3c3

#a4bfbf

#a7bcbc

#abb8b8

#aeb5b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b1c6 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#aeabc6 · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#9fc6c6 · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9dc6c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dc6c6]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#9dc6c6 (#9dc6c6) is rgb(157, 198, 198) in RGB.

No, #9dc6c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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