#9fc9c5

Color #9fc9c5

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 9.81 Nearest Tailwind class teal-100 #cbfbf1 · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9fc9c5

RGB

rgb(159, 201, 197)

HSL

hsl(174.3, 28%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(174.3, 20.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 0%, 2%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(77.98, -14.63, -2.57)

LCH

lch(77.98, 14.85, 189.96)

OKLCH

oklch(80.5%, 0.0448, 189.13)

HWB

hwb(174.3, 62.4%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c99fa3

Analogous

#9fc9b0

#9fc9c5

#9fb8c9

Triadic

#9fc9c5

#c59fc9

#c9c59f

Split-complementary

#9fc9c5

#c99fb8

#c9b09f

Tetradic

#9fc9c5

#9fa3c9

#c99fa3

#c9c59f

Square

#9fc9c5

#b09fc9

#c99fa3

#b8c99f

Shades

Color #9fc9c5 mixed toward black.

#79b3ae

#569a93

#41736e

#2b4d4a

#162625

Tints

Color #9fc9c5 mixed toward white.

#afd2cf

#bfdbd8

#cfe4e2

#dfedec

#eff6f5

Tones

Color #9fc9c5 mixed toward gray.

#a3c6c2

#a6c2bf

#aabfbd

#adbbba

#b1b8b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c6 · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#b0adc6 · ΔE 22.8

Tritanopia

#a1c7c7 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fc9c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fc9c5]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9fc9c5 (#9fc9c5) is rgb(159, 201, 197) in RGB.

No, #9fc9c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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