#9ed8e3

Color #9ed8e3

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 5.02 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9ed8e3

RGB

rgb(158, 216, 227)

HSL

hsl(189.6, 55.2%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.6, 30.4%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.4%, 4.8%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(82.87, -15.89, -11.38)

LCH

lch(82.87, 19.54, 215.61)

OKLCH

oklch(84.6%, 0.0611, 210.59)

HWB

hwb(189.6, 62%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3a99e

Analogous

#9ee3cc

#9ed8e3

#9eb5e3

Triadic

#9ed8e3

#e39ed8

#d8e39e

Split-complementary

#9ed8e3

#e39eb5

#e3cc9e

Tetradic

#9ed8e3

#a99ee3

#e3a99e

#d8e39e

Square

#9ed8e3

#cc9ee3

#e3a99e

#b5e39e

Shades

Color #9ed8e3 mixed toward black.

#6cc4d5

#3ab0c6

#2b8495

#1d5864

#0e2c32

Tints

Color #9ed8e3 mixed toward white.

#aedee8

#bee5ec

#cfebf1

#dff2f6

#eff8fa

Tones

Color #9ed8e3 mixed toward gray.

#a4d4dd

#aad0d8

#afccd2

#b5c8cc

#bbc4c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babbe0 · ΔE 22.2

Deuteranopia

#b7b2e0 · ΔE 24.2

Tritanopia

#a2dede · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 16.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ed8e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ed8e3]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9ed8e3 (#9ed8e3) is rgb(158, 216, 227) in RGB.

No, #9ed8e3 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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