#a3c9cd

Color #a3c9cd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.6 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a3c9cd

RGB

rgb(163, 201, 205)

HSL

hsl(185.7, 29.6%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.7, 20.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(78.44, -11.67, -6.16)

LCH

lch(78.44, 13.2, 207.83)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0407, 204.23)

HWB

hwb(185.7, 63.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cda7a3

Analogous

#a3cdbc

#a3c9cd

#a3b4cd

Triadic

#a3c9cd

#cda3c9

#c9cda3

Split-complementary

#a3c9cd

#cda3b4

#cdbca3

Tetradic

#a3c9cd

#a7a3cd

#cda7a3

#c9cda3

Square

#a3c9cd

#bca3cd

#cda7a3

#b4cda3

Shades

Color #a3c9cd mixed toward black.

#7bb2b7

#56989f

#417277

#2b4c50

#162628

Tints

Color #a3c9cd mixed toward white.

#b2d2d5

#c2dbde

#d1e4e6

#e0edee

#f0f6f7

Tones

Color #a3c9cd mixed toward gray.

#a7c6ca

#aac3c6

#aec1c3

#b1bebf

#b5bbbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5cc · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#b2b0cc · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#a5cbcb · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3c9cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3c9cd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a3c9cd (#a3c9cd) is rgb(163, 201, 205) in RGB.

No, #a3c9cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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