#a1cdc9

Color #a1cdc9

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 8.69 Nearest Tailwind class teal-100 #cbfbf1 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a1cdc9

RGB

rgb(161, 205, 201)

HSL

hsl(174.5, 30.6%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(174.5, 21.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 0%, 2%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(79.3, -15.21, -2.76)

LCH

lch(79.3, 15.46, 190.28)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0466, 189.38)

HWB

hwb(174.5, 63.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cda1a5

Analogous

#a1cdb3

#a1cdc9

#a1bbcd

Triadic

#a1cdc9

#c9a1cd

#cdc9a1

Split-complementary

#a1cdc9

#cda1bb

#cdb3a1

Tetradic

#a1cdc9

#a1a5cd

#cda1a5

#cdc9a1

Square

#a1cdc9

#b3a1cd

#cda1a5

#bbcda1

Shades

Color #a1cdc9 mixed toward black.

#79b8b2

#559f99

#407872

#2a504c

#152826

Tints

Color #a1cdc9 mixed toward white.

#b1d5d2

#c0dedb

#d0e6e4

#e0eeed

#eff7f6

Tones

Color #a1cdc9 mixed toward gray.

#a5c9c6

#a8c6c3

#acc2c0

#b0bebd

#b3bbba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ca · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#b3b0ca · ΔE 23.3

Tritanopia

#a4cbcb · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a1cdc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1cdc9]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a1cdc9 (#a1cdc9) is rgb(161, 205, 201) in RGB.

No, #a1cdc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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