#c9e7ec

Color #c9e7ec

A moderately saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 6.78 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c9e7ec

RGB

rgb(201, 231, 236)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 47.9%, 85.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 14.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 2.1%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(89.68, -8.78, -5.74)

LCH

lch(89.68, 10.49, 213.17)

OKLCH

oklch(90.8%, 0.0323, 208.71)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 78.8%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eccec9

Analogous

#c9ece0

#c9e7ec

#c9d6ec

Triadic

#c9e7ec

#ecc9e7

#e7ecc9

Split-complementary

#c9e7ec

#ecc9d6

#ece0c9

Tetradic

#c9e7ec

#cec9ec

#eccec9

#e7ecc9

Square

#c9e7ec

#e0c9ec

#eccec9

#d6ecc9

Shades

Color #c9e7ec mixed toward black.

#93cfd9

#5db7c6

#3993a2

#26626c

#133136

Tints

Color #c9e7ec mixed toward white.

#d2ebef

#dbeff2

#e4f3f6

#edf7f9

#f6fbfc

Tones

Color #c9e7ec mixed toward gray.

#cce5e9

#cfe3e6

#d2e1e3

#d5dfe0

#d8dddd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d7eb · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#d5d3eb · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#cbeaea · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#e1e1e1 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9e7ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9e7ec]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#c9e7ec (#c9e7ec) is rgb(201, 231, 236) in RGB.

No, #c9e7ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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