#9ec5d6

Color #9ec5d6

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.86 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9ec5d6

RGB

rgb(158, 197, 214)

HSL

hsl(198.2, 40.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.2, 26.2%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.2%, 7.9%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(77.31, -9.08, -12.72)

LCH

lch(77.31, 15.63, 234.48)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.048, 226.27)

HWB

hwb(198.2, 62%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6af9e

Analogous

#9ed6cb

#9ec5d6

#9ea9d6

Triadic

#9ec5d6

#d69ec5

#c5d69e

Split-complementary

#9ec5d6

#d69ea9

#d6cb9e

Tetradic

#9ec5d6

#af9ed6

#d6af9e

#c5d69e

Square

#9ec5d6

#cb9ed6

#d6af9e

#a9d69e

Shades

Color #9ec5d6 mixed toward black.

#72abc4

#4a90ae

#376c83

#254857

#12242c

Tints

Color #9ec5d6 mixed toward white.

#aecfdd

#bed8e4

#cee2ea

#dfecf1

#eff5f8

Tones

Color #9ec5d6 mixed toward gray.

#a3c3d1

#a7c1cd

#acbfc8

#b1bec3

#b5bcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b1d2 · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#aeabd1 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#a0cfce · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ec5d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ec5d6]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9ec5d6 (#9ec5d6) is rgb(158, 197, 214) in RGB.

No, #9ec5d6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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