#a9cccc

Color #a9cccc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 8.14 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9cccc

RGB

rgb(169, 204, 204)

HSL

hsl(180, 25.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 17.2%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.2%, 0%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(79.6, -11.56, -3.87)

LCH

lch(79.6, 12.19, 198.51)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.0372, 196.39)

HWB

hwb(180, 66.3%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cca9a9

Analogous

#a9ccba

#a9cccc

#a9bacc

Triadic

#a9cccc

#cca9cc

#cccca9

Split-complementary

#a9cccc

#cca9ba

#ccbaa9

Tetradic

#a9cccc

#a9a9cc

#cca9a9

#cccca9

Square

#a9cccc

#baa9cc

#cca9a9

#bacca9

Shades

Color #a9cccc mixed toward black.

#82b5b5

#5d9c9c

#457575

#2e4e4e

#172727

Tints

Color #a9cccc mixed toward white.

#b7d4d4

#c6dddd

#d4e5e5

#e2eeee

#f1f6f6

Tones

Color #a9cccc mixed toward gray.

#acc9c9

#afc6c6

#b2c3c3

#b5c0c0

#b7bdbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9bacc · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b4cc · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#abcccc · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9cccc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9cccc]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#a9cccc (#a9cccc) is rgb(169, 204, 204) in RGB.

No, #a9cccc 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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