#9fbdcb

Color #9fbdcb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.32 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9fbdcb

RGB

rgb(159, 189, 203)

HSL

hsl(199.1, 29.7%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.1, 21.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 6.9%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(74.87, -7.05, -10.41)

LCH

lch(74.87, 12.57, 235.89)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0382, 227.76)

HWB

hwb(199.1, 62.4%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbad9f

Analogous

#9fcbc3

#9fbdcb

#9fa7cb

Triadic

#9fbdcb

#cb9fbd

#bdcb9f

Split-complementary

#9fbdcb

#cb9fa7

#cbc39f

Tetradic

#9fbdcb

#ad9fcb

#cbad9f

#bdcb9f

Square

#9fbdcb

#c39fcb

#cbad9f

#a7cb9f

Shades

Color #9fbdcb mixed toward black.

#78a2b6

#55869d

#406475

#2a434e

#152127

Tints

Color #9fbdcb mixed toward white.

#afc8d4

#bfd3dc

#cfdee5

#dfe9ee

#eff4f6

Tones

Color #9fbdcb mixed toward gray.

#a3bcc7

#a6bac4

#aab9c0

#aeb8bc

#b1b6b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc8 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#aba9c7 · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#a1c5c5 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fbdcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fbdcb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9fbdcb (#9fbdcb) is rgb(159, 189, 203) in RGB.

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

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