#9bb3ba

Color #9bb3ba

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.48 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb3ba

RGB

rgb(155, 179, 186)

HSL

hsl(193.5, 18.3%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.5, 16.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 3.8%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(71.39, -6.72, -6.33)

LCH

lch(71.39, 9.23, 223.29)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0283, 217.23)

HWB

hwb(193.5, 60.8%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baa29b

Analogous

#9bbab2

#9bb3ba

#9ba4ba

Triadic

#9bb3ba

#ba9bb3

#b3ba9b

Split-complementary

#9bb3ba

#ba9ba4

#bab29b

Tetradic

#9bb3ba

#a29bba

#baa29b

#b3ba9b

Square

#9bb3ba

#b29bba

#baa29b

#a4ba9b

Shades

Color #9bb3ba mixed toward black.

#7a9aa3

#5d7d87

#465e65

#2e3f43

#171f22

Tints

Color #9bb3ba mixed toward white.

#acc0c6

#bcccd1

#cdd9dd

#dee6e8

#eef2f4

Tones

Color #9bb3ba mixed toward gray.

#9eb2b7

#a0b0b5

#a3afb2

#a5adb0

#a8acad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b8 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#a5a3b8 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#9cb7b7 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb3ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb3ba]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9bb3ba (#9bb3ba) is rgb(155, 179, 186) in RGB.

No, #9bb3ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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