#9ec6c4

Color #9ec6c4

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 10.19 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ec6c4

RGB

rgb(158, 198, 196)

HSL

hsl(177, 26%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(177, 20.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 0%, 1%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(77.07, -13.61, -3.37)

LCH

lch(77.07, 14.02, 193.91)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0425, 192.5)

HWB

hwb(177, 62%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c69ea0

Analogous

#9ec6b0

#9ec6c4

#9eb4c6

Triadic

#9ec6c4

#c49ec6

#c6c49e

Split-complementary

#9ec6c4

#c69eb4

#c6b09e

Tetradic

#9ec6c4

#9ea0c6

#c69ea0

#c6c49e

Square

#9ec6c4

#b09ec6

#c69ea0

#b4c69e

Shades

Color #9ec6c4 mixed toward black.

#79b0ad

#589692

#42706e

#2c4b49

#162525

Tints

Color #9ec6c4 mixed toward white.

#aed0ce

#bed9d8

#cee3e2

#dfeceb

#eff6f5

Tones

Color #9ec6c4 mixed toward gray.

#a1c3c1

#a5bfbe

#a8bcbb

#abb9b8

#afb5b5

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

#b1b1c4 · ΔE 19.4

Deuteranopia

#aeabc5 · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#a0c5c5 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ec6c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ec6c4]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#9ec6c4 (#9ec6c4) is rgb(158, 198, 196) in RGB.

No, #9ec6c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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