#9ec6b8

Color #9ec6b8

A muted light green.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 14.33 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-100 #d0fae5 · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9ec6b8

RGB

rgb(158, 198, 184)

HSL

hsl(159, 26%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(159, 20.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 0%, 7.1%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(76.75, -16.11, 2.64)

LCH

lch(76.75, 16.32, 170.69)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.047, 171.68)

HWB

hwb(159, 62%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c69eac

Analogous

#9ec6a4

#9ec6b8

#9ec0c6

Triadic

#9ec6b8

#b89ec6

#c6b89e

Split-complementary

#9ec6b8

#c69ec0

#c6a49e

Tetradic

#9ec6b8

#9eacc6

#c69eac

#c6b89e

Square

#9ec6b8

#a49ec6

#c69eac

#c0c69e

Shades

Color #9ec6b8 mixed toward black.

#79b09d

#589680

#427060

#2c4b40

#162520

Tints

Color #9ec6b8 mixed toward white.

#aed0c4

#bed9d0

#cee3db

#dfece7

#eff6f3

Tones

Color #9ec6b8 mixed toward gray.

#a1c3b7

#a5bfb6

#a8bcb5

#abb9b4

#afb5b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1bc · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#aeabbc · ΔE 22.7

Tritanopia

#a0bebf · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ec6b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ec6b8]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#9ec6b8 (#9ec6b8) is rgb(158, 198, 184) in RGB.

No, #9ec6b8 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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