#9bc4cd

Color #9bc4cd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.67 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9bc4cd

RGB

rgb(155, 196, 205)

HSL

hsl(190.8, 33.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.8, 24.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.4%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(76.59, -11.51, -8.96)

LCH

lch(76.59, 14.59, 217.9)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0453, 212.57)

HWB

hwb(190.8, 60.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cda49b

Analogous

#9bcdbd

#9bc4cd

#9babcd

Triadic

#9bc4cd

#cd9bc4

#c4cd9b

Split-complementary

#9bc4cd

#cd9bab

#cdbd9b

Tetradic

#9bc4cd

#a49bcd

#cda49b

#c4cd9b

Square

#9bc4cd

#bd9bcd

#cda49b

#abcd9b

Shades

Color #9bc4cd mixed toward black.

#73acb9

#5092a0

#3c6d78

#284950

#142428

Tints

Color #9bc4cd mixed toward white.

#acced5

#bcd8de

#cde2e6

#deebee

#eef5f7

Tones

Color #9bc4cd mixed toward gray.

#9fc1c9

#a3bfc5

#a8bcc1

#acb9bc

#b0b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeafcb · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#aca9ca · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#9dc9c9 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bc4cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bc4cd]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9bc4cd (#9bc4cd) is rgb(155, 196, 205) in RGB.

No, #9bc4cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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