#a9cacb

Color #a9cacb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 8.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a9cacb

RGB

rgb(169, 202, 203)

HSL

hsl(181.8, 24.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.8, 16.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 0.5%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(79.03, -10.74, -4.17)

LCH

lch(79.03, 11.52, 201.22)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.0353, 198.69)

HWB

hwb(181.8, 66.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbaaa9

Analogous

#a9cbbb

#a9cacb

#a9b9cb

Triadic

#a9cacb

#cba9ca

#cacba9

Split-complementary

#a9cacb

#cba9b9

#cbbba9

Tetradic

#a9cacb

#aaa9cb

#cbaaa9

#cacba9

Square

#a9cacb

#bba9cb

#cbaaa9

#b9cba9

Shades

Color #a9cacb mixed toward black.

#82b2b4

#5d999a

#467274

#2f4c4d

#172627

Tints

Color #a9cacb mixed toward white.

#b7d3d4

#c6dcdc

#d4e4e5

#e2edee

#f1f6f6

Tones

Color #a9cacb mixed toward gray.

#acc7c8

#afc5c5

#b1c2c2

#b4bfc0

#b7bdbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12:1

Black text reads better on this background (12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b9cb · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#b6b4cb · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#abcbcb · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9cacb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9cacb]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#a9cacb (#a9cacb) is rgb(169, 202, 203) in RGB.

No, #a9cacb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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