#a9cbbb

Color #a9cbbb

A muted light green.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 14.21 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-100 #d0fae5 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a9cbbb

RGB

rgb(169, 203, 187)

HSL

hsl(151.8, 24.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(151.8, 16.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 0%, 7.9%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(78.89, -14.49, 4.21)

LCH

lch(78.89, 15.09, 163.8)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0427, 165.22)

HWB

hwb(151.8, 66.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cba9b9

Analogous

#a9cbaa

#a9cbbb

#a9cacb

Triadic

#a9cbbb

#bba9cb

#cbbba9

Split-complementary

#a9cbbb

#cba9ca

#cbaaa9

Tetradic

#a9cbbb

#a9b9cb

#cba9b9

#cbbba9

Square

#a9cbbb

#aaa9cb

#cba9b9

#cacba9

Shades

Color #a9cbbb mixed toward black.

#82b49c

#5d9a7e

#46745e

#2f4d3f

#17271f

Tints

Color #a9cbbb mixed toward white.

#b7d4c6

#c6dcd2

#d4e5dd

#e2eee8

#f1f6f4

Tones

Color #a9cbbb mixed toward gray.

#acc8bb

#afc5bb

#b1c2ba

#b4c0ba

#b7bdba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9bf · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#b7b4c0 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#abc2c3 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 14.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9cbbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9cbbb]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#a9cbbb (#a9cbbb) is rgb(169, 203, 187) in RGB.

No, #a9cbbb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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