#9bbcb9

Color #9bbcb9

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.51 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbcb9

RGB

rgb(155, 188, 185)

HSL

hsl(174.5, 19.8%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(174.5, 17.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 0%, 1.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.83, -11.7, -2.18)

LCH

lch(73.83, 11.9, 190.55)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0359, 189.62)

HWB

hwb(174.5, 60.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc9b9e

Analogous

#9bbca9

#9bbcb9

#9bafbc

Triadic

#9bbcb9

#b99bbc

#bcb99b

Split-complementary

#9bbcb9

#bc9baf

#bca99b

Tetradic

#9bbcb9

#9b9ebc

#bc9b9e

#bcb99b

Square

#9bbcb9

#a99bbc

#bc9b9e

#afbc9b

Shades

Color #9bbcb9 mixed toward black.

#79a5a1

#5c8985

#456764

#2e4542

#172221

Tints

Color #9bbcb9 mixed toward white.

#acc7c5

#bcd2d0

#cddedc

#dee9e8

#eef4f3

Tones

Color #9bbcb9 mixed toward gray.

#9eb9b7

#a1b7b5

#a3b4b2

#a6b1b0

#a9aeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabba · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a6ba · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#9dbaba · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbcb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbcb9]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9bbcb9 (#9bbcb9) is rgb(155, 188, 185) in RGB.

No, #9bbcb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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