#9ec6c6

Color #9ec6c6

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 9.76 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ec6c6

RGB

rgb(158, 198, 198)

HSL

hsl(180, 26%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 20.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(77.12, -13.18, -4.37)

LCH

lch(77.12, 13.89, 198.34)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0424, 196.3)

HWB

hwb(180, 62%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c69e9e

Analogous

#9ec6b2

#9ec6c6

#9eb2c6

Triadic

#9ec6c6

#c69ec6

#c6c69e

Split-complementary

#9ec6c6

#c69eb2

#c6b29e

Tetradic

#9ec6c6

#9e9ec6

#c69e9e

#c6c69e

Square

#9ec6c6

#b29ec6

#c69e9e

#b2c69e

Shades

Color #9ec6c6 mixed toward black.

#79b0b0

#589696

#427070

#2c4b4b

#162525

Tints

Color #9ec6c6 mixed toward white.

#aed0d0

#bed9d9

#cee3e3

#dfecec

#eff6f6

Tones

Color #9ec6c6 mixed toward gray.

#a1c3c3

#a5bfbf

#a8bcbc

#abb9b9

#afb5b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c6 · ΔE 19.4

Deuteranopia

#aeabc6 · ΔE 22

Tritanopia

#a0c6c6 · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ec6c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ec6c6]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#9ec6c6 (#9ec6c6) is rgb(158, 198, 198) in RGB.

No, #9ec6c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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