#9bbec9

Color #9bbec9

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 9.36 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9bbec9

RGB

rgb(155, 190, 201)

HSL

hsl(194.3, 29.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.3, 22.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 5.5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(74.83, -9.26, -9.41)

LCH

lch(74.83, 13.2, 225.46)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0407, 218.92)

HWB

hwb(194.3, 60.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9a69b

Analogous

#9bc9bd

#9bbec9

#9ba7c9

Triadic

#9bbec9

#c99bbe

#bec99b

Split-complementary

#9bbec9

#c99ba7

#c9bd9b

Tetradic

#9bbec9

#a69bc9

#c9a69b

#bec99b

Square

#9bbec9

#bd9bc9

#c9a69b

#a7c99b

Shades

Color #9bbec9 mixed toward black.

#74a5b4

#53899a

#3e6774

#2a454d

#152227

Tints

Color #9bbec9 mixed toward white.

#acc9d2

#bcd4db

#cddfe4

#dee9ed

#eef4f6

Tones

Color #9bbec9 mixed toward gray.

#9fbcc5

#a3bac1

#a6b8be

#aab6ba

#aeb4b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abacc6 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a7c6 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#9dc4c4 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bbec9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bbec9]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9bbec9 (#9bbec9) is rgb(155, 190, 201) in RGB.

No, #9bbec9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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