#9cb1b4

Color #9cb1b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.85 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb1b4

RGB

rgb(156, 177, 180)

HSL

hsl(187.5, 13.8%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.5, 13.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 1.7%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(70.74, -6.6, -3.98)

LCH

lch(70.74, 7.71, 211.09)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0237, 207.11)

HWB

hwb(187.5, 61.2%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b49f9c

Analogous

#9cb4ab

#9cb1b4

#9ca5b4

Triadic

#9cb1b4

#b49cb1

#b1b49c

Split-complementary

#9cb1b4

#b49ca5

#b4ab9c

Tetradic

#9cb1b4

#9f9cb4

#b49f9c

#b1b49c

Square

#9cb1b4

#ab9cb4

#b49f9c

#a5b49c

Shades

Color #9cb1b4 mixed toward black.

#7c989c

#617c7f

#485d60

#303e40

#181f20

Tints

Color #9cb1b4 mixed toward white.

#adbec1

#bdcbcd

#ced8da

#dee5e6

#eff2f3

Tones

Color #9cb1b4 mixed toward gray.

#9eb0b2

#a0aeb0

#a2adae

#a4abac

#a6aaaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b3 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#a4a3b3 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#9db3b3 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb1b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb1b4]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#9cb1b4 (#9cb1b4) is rgb(156, 177, 180) in RGB.

No, #9cb1b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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