#a9e2ec

Color #a9e2ec

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 3.24 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9e2ec

RGB

rgb(169, 226, 236)

HSL

hsl(189, 63.8%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189, 28.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.4%, 4.2%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(86.45, -15.79, -10.75)

LCH

lch(86.45, 19.1, 214.25)

OKLCH

oklch(87.7%, 0.0595, 209.49)

HWB

hwb(189, 66.3%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecb3a9

Analogous

#a9ecd5

#a9e2ec

#a9c0ec

Triadic

#a9e2ec

#eca9e2

#e2eca9

Split-complementary

#a9e2ec

#eca9c0

#ecd5a9

Tetradic

#a9e2ec

#b3a9ec

#ecb3a9

#e2eca9

Square

#a9e2ec

#d5a9ec

#ecb3a9

#c0eca9

Shades

Color #a9e2ec mixed toward black.

#72cfe0

#3abdd4

#2592a6

#18626f

#0c3137

Tints

Color #a9e2ec mixed toward white.

#b7e7ef

#c6ecf2

#d4f0f5

#e2f5f9

#f1fafc

Tones

Color #a9e2ec mixed toward gray.

#afdee6

#b4dae1

#bad6db

#bfd2d6

#c5ced0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c5ea · ΔE 22.2

Deuteranopia

#c1bde9 · ΔE 24

Tritanopia

#ace8e7 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#d8d8d8 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9e2ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9e2ec]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#a9e2ec (#a9e2ec) is rgb(169, 226, 236) in RGB.

No, #a9e2ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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