#9bbcba

Color #9bbcba

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.41 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbcba

RGB

rgb(155, 188, 186)

HSL

hsl(176.4, 19.8%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(176.4, 17.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 0%, 1.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.86, -11.49, -2.69)

LCH

lch(73.86, 11.8, 193.18)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0358, 191.94)

HWB

hwb(176.4, 60.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc9b9d

Analogous

#9bbcaa

#9bbcba

#9baebc

Triadic

#9bbcba

#ba9bbc

#bcba9b

Split-complementary

#9bbcba

#bc9bae

#bcaa9b

Tetradic

#9bbcba

#9b9dbc

#bc9b9d

#bcba9b

Square

#9bbcba

#aa9bbc

#bc9b9d

#aebc9b

Shades

Color #9bbcba mixed toward black.

#79a5a3

#5c8986

#456765

#2e4543

#172222

Tints

Color #9bbcba mixed toward white.

#acc7c6

#bcd2d1

#cddedd

#dee9e8

#eef4f4

Tones

Color #9bbcba mixed toward gray.

#9eb9b8

#a1b7b5

#a3b4b3

#a6b1b0

#a9aeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabba · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#a8a6bb · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#9dbbbb · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbcba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbcba]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9bbcba (#9bbcba) is rgb(155, 188, 186) in RGB.

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

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