#9fc9ce

Color #9fc9ce

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.35 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9fc9ce

RGB

rgb(159, 201, 206)

HSL

hsl(186.4, 32.4%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.4, 22.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.8%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(78.23, -12.67, -7.04)

LCH

lch(78.23, 14.49, 209.06)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0449, 205.31)

HWB

hwb(186.4, 62.4%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cea49f

Analogous

#9fcebc

#9fc9ce

#9fb2ce

Triadic

#9fc9ce

#ce9fc9

#c9ce9f

Split-complementary

#9fc9ce

#ce9fb2

#cebc9f

Tetradic

#9fc9ce

#a49fce

#cea49f

#c9ce9f

Square

#9fc9ce

#bc9fce

#cea49f

#b2ce9f

Shades

Color #9fc9ce mixed toward black.

#77b2b9

#5299a1

#3e7379

#294c51

#152628

Tints

Color #9fc9ce mixed toward white.

#afd2d6

#bfdbde

#cfe4e7

#dfedef

#eff6f7

Tones

Color #9fc9ce mixed toward gray.

#a3c6ca

#a7c3c6

#abc0c2

#afbdbe

#b3baba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3cd · ΔE 19.8

Deuteranopia

#b0adcd · ΔE 22

Tritanopia

#a1cccc · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fc9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fc9ce]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9fc9ce (#9fc9ce) is rgb(159, 201, 206) in RGB.

No, #9fc9ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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