#9ebfce

Color #9ebfce

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.18 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9ebfce

RGB

rgb(158, 191, 206)

HSL

hsl(198.8, 32.9%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.8, 23.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 7.3%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(75.44, -7.74, -11.19)

LCH

lch(75.44, 13.61, 235.33)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0415, 227.15)

HWB

hwb(198.8, 62%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cead9e

Analogous

#9ecec5

#9ebfce

#9ea7ce

Triadic

#9ebfce

#ce9ebf

#bfce9e

Split-complementary

#9ebfce

#ce9ea7

#cec59e

Tetradic

#9ebfce

#ad9ece

#cead9e

#bfce9e

Square

#9ebfce

#c59ece

#cead9e

#a7ce9e

Shades

Color #9ebfce mixed toward black.

#76a4ba

#5188a1

#3d6679

#294451

#142228

Tints

Color #9ebfce mixed toward white.

#aecad6

#bed4de

#cfdfe7

#dfeaef

#eff4f7

Tones

Color #9ebfce mixed toward gray.

#a2beca

#a6bcc6

#aabbc2

#aeb9be

#b2b8ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaecb · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#aba9ca · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#a0c8c7 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ebfce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ebfce]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9ebfce (#9ebfce) is rgb(158, 191, 206) in RGB.

No, #9ebfce 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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