#9bb6c1

Color #9bb6c1

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.49 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb6c1

RGB

rgb(155, 182, 193)

HSL

hsl(197.4, 23.5%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.4, 19.7%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.7%, 5.7%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(72.41, -6.8, -8.65)

LCH

lch(72.41, 11, 231.83)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0335, 224.27)

HWB

hwb(197.4, 60.8%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1a69b

Analogous

#9bc1b9

#9bb6c1

#9ba3c1

Triadic

#9bb6c1

#c19bb6

#b6c19b

Split-complementary

#9bb6c1

#c19ba3

#c1b99b

Tetradic

#9bb6c1

#a69bc1

#c1a69b

#b6c19b

Square

#9bb6c1

#b99bc1

#c1a69b

#a3c19b

Shades

Color #9bb6c1 mixed toward black.

#779cab

#597f8f

#43606b

#2c4048

#162024

Tints

Color #9bb6c1 mixed toward white.

#acc2cb

#bcced6

#cddae0

#dee7ea

#eef3f5

Tones

Color #9bb6c1 mixed toward gray.

#9eb5be

#a1b3bb

#a4b2b7

#a8b1b4

#abafb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8be · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a4be · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#9cbcbc · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb6c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb6c1]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9bb6c1 (#9bb6c1) is rgb(155, 182, 193) in RGB.

No, #9bb6c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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