#9fb9c0

Color #9fb9c0

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.68 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9fb9c0

RGB

rgb(159, 185, 192)

HSL

hsl(192.7, 20.8%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.7, 17.2%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.2%, 3.6%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(73.46, -7.34, -6.51)

LCH

lch(73.46, 9.81, 221.57)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0301, 215.8)

HWB

hwb(192.7, 62.4%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0a69f

Analogous

#9fc0b6

#9fb9c0

#9fa8c0

Triadic

#9fb9c0

#c09fb9

#b9c09f

Split-complementary

#9fb9c0

#c09fa8

#c0b69f

Tetradic

#9fb9c0

#a69fc0

#c0a69f

#b9c09f

Square

#9fb9c0

#b69fc0

#c0a69f

#a8c09f

Shades

Color #9fb9c0 mixed toward black.

#7c9fa9

#5d838d

#45626a

#2e4147

#172123

Tints

Color #9fb9c0 mixed toward white.

#afc5ca

#bfd0d5

#cfdcdf

#dfe8ea

#eff3f4

Tones

Color #9fb9c0 mixed toward gray.

#a2b7bd

#a4b6ba

#a7b4b8

#aab3b5

#adb1b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababbe · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#a9a7be · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#a0bdbd · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb9c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb9c0]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Frequently asked questions

#9fb9c0 (#9fb9c0) is rgb(159, 185, 192) in RGB.

No, #9fb9c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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