#9eb2b5

Color #9eb2b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.61 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb2b5

RGB

rgb(158, 178, 181)

HSL

hsl(187.8, 13.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.8, 12.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 1.7%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.18, -6.26, -3.87)

LCH

lch(71.18, 7.36, 211.72)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0226, 207.7)

HWB

hwb(187.8, 62%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a19e

Analogous

#9eb5ad

#9eb2b5

#9ea7b5

Triadic

#9eb2b5

#b59eb2

#b2b59e

Split-complementary

#9eb2b5

#b59ea7

#b5ad9e

Tetradic

#9eb2b5

#a19eb5

#b5a19e

#b2b59e

Square

#9eb2b5

#ad9eb5

#b5a19e

#a7b59e

Shades

Color #9eb2b5 mixed toward black.

#7e999d

#627c80

#495d60

#313e40

#181f20

Tints

Color #9eb2b5 mixed toward white.

#aebfc1

#beccce

#cfd9da

#dfe5e6

#eff2f3

Tones

Color #9eb2b5 mixed toward gray.

#a0b1b3

#a2afb1

#a4aeaf

#a6acad

#a8abab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b4 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a4b4 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#9fb4b4 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb2b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb2b5]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#9eb2b5 (#9eb2b5) is rgb(158, 178, 181) in RGB.

No, #9eb2b5 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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