#9fbcbf

Color #9fbcbf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.88 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9fbcbf

RGB

rgb(159, 188, 191)

HSL

hsl(185.6, 20%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.6, 16.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(74.25, -9.14, -4.8)

LCH

lch(74.25, 10.32, 207.71)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0318, 204.15)

HWB

hwb(185.6, 62.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfa29f

Analogous

#9fbfb2

#9fbcbf

#9facbf

Triadic

#9fbcbf

#bf9fbc

#bcbf9f

Split-complementary

#9fbcbf

#bf9fac

#bfb29f

Tetradic

#9fbcbf

#a29fbf

#bfa29f

#bcbf9f

Square

#9fbcbf

#b29fbf

#bfa29f

#acbf9f

Shades

Color #9fbcbf mixed toward black.

#7ca4a8

#5d888c

#466669

#2f4446

#172223

Tints

Color #9fbcbf mixed toward white.

#afc7ca

#bfd2d4

#cfdddf

#dfe9ea

#eff4f4

Tones

Color #9fbcbf mixed toward gray.

#a2babc

#a4b8ba

#a7b5b7

#aab3b4

#acb1b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acadbe · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#aba8be · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#a1bebe · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fbcbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fbcbf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9fbcbf (#9fbcbf) is rgb(159, 188, 191) in RGB.

No, #9fbcbf 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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