#9bd6dd

Color #9bd6dd

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 5.34 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#9bd6dd

RGB

rgb(155, 214, 221)

HSL

hsl(186.4, 49.3%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.4, 29.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.9%, 3.2%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(81.99, -17.11, -9.52)

LCH

lch(81.99, 19.58, 209.09)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.0609, 205.26)

HWB

hwb(186.4, 60.8%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dda29b

Analogous

#9bddc3

#9bd6dd

#9bb5dd

Triadic

#9bd6dd

#dd9bd6

#d6dd9b

Split-complementary

#9bd6dd

#dd9bb5

#ddc39b

Tetradic

#9bd6dd

#a29bdd

#dda29b

#d6dd9b

Square

#9bd6dd

#c39bdd

#dda29b

#b5dd9b

Shades

Color #9bd6dd mixed toward black.

#6cc3cd

#40aebb

#30828c

#20575e

#102b2f

Tints

Color #9bd6dd mixed toward white.

#acdde3

#bce4e8

#cdeaee

#def1f4

#eef8f9

Tones

Color #9bd6dd mixed toward gray.

#a0d2d7

#a6cdd2

#abc9cc

#b1c5c7

#b6c0c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8db · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#b4afdb · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#9fdada · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bd6dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bd6dd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9bd6dd (#9bd6dd) is rgb(155, 214, 221) in RGB.

No, #9bd6dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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