#9caeb2

Color #9caeb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.86 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9caeb2

RGB

rgb(156, 174, 178)

HSL

hsl(190.9, 12.5%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.9, 12.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 2.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(69.86, -5.41, -4.17)

LCH

lch(69.86, 6.83, 217.62)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0209, 212.7)

HWB

hwb(190.9, 61.2%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2a09c

Analogous

#9cb2ab

#9caeb2

#9ca3b2

Triadic

#9caeb2

#b29cae

#aeb29c

Split-complementary

#9caeb2

#b29ca3

#b2ab9c

Tetradic

#9caeb2

#a09cb2

#b2a09c

#aeb29c

Square

#9caeb2

#ab9cb2

#b2a09c

#a3b29c

Shades

Color #9caeb2 mixed toward black.

#7d949a

#61787d

#495a5e

#313c3f

#181e1f

Tints

Color #9caeb2 mixed toward white.

#adbcbf

#bdc9cc

#ced7d9

#dee4e5

#eff2f2

Tones

Color #9caeb2 mixed toward gray.

#9eadb0

#a0acae

#a2abad

#a3a9ab

#a5a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b1 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a2b1 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#9db0b0 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9caeb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9caeb2]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9caeb2 (#9caeb2) is rgb(156, 174, 178) in RGB.

No, #9caeb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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