#9bbcbe

Color #9bbcbe

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 11.95 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbcbe

RGB

rgb(155, 188, 190)

HSL

hsl(183.4, 21.2%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.4, 18.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(73.97, -10.63, -4.71)

LCH

lch(73.97, 11.63, 203.9)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0358, 200.97)

HWB

hwb(183.4, 60.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be9d9b

Analogous

#9bbeae

#9bbcbe

#9baabe

Triadic

#9bbcbe

#be9bbc

#bcbe9b

Split-complementary

#9bbcbe

#be9baa

#beae9b

Tetradic

#9bbcbe

#9d9bbe

#be9d9b

#bcbe9b

Square

#9bbcbe

#ae9bbe

#be9d9b

#aabe9b

Shades

Color #9bbcbe mixed toward black.

#78a5a7

#5b898b

#446668

#2d4446

#172223

Tints

Color #9bbcbe mixed toward white.

#acc7c9

#bcd2d4

#cdddde

#dee9e9

#eef4f4

Tones

Color #9bbcbe mixed toward gray.

#9eb9bb

#a1b7b8

#a4b4b5

#a7b2b2

#a9afaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabbe · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a6bd · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#9dbdbd · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbcbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbcbe]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9bbcbe (#9bbcbe) is rgb(155, 188, 190) in RGB.

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

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