#9cb2ba

Color #9cb2ba

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.06 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb2ba

RGB

rgb(156, 178, 186)

HSL

hsl(196, 17.9%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196, 16.1%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 4.3%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(71.18, -5.86, -6.63)

LCH

lch(71.18, 8.85, 228.53)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0269, 221.69)

HWB

hwb(196, 61.2%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baa49c

Analogous

#9cbab3

#9cb2ba

#9ca3ba

Triadic

#9cb2ba

#ba9cb2

#b2ba9c

Split-complementary

#9cb2ba

#ba9ca3

#bab39c

Tetradic

#9cb2ba

#a49cba

#baa49c

#b2ba9c

Square

#9cb2ba

#b39cba

#baa49c

#a3ba9c

Shades

Color #9cb2ba mixed toward black.

#7a98a3

#5e7c86

#465d65

#2f3e43

#171f22

Tints

Color #9cb2ba mixed toward white.

#adbfc6

#bdccd1

#ced9dd

#dee5e8

#eff2f4

Tones

Color #9cb2ba mixed toward gray.

#9fb1b8

#a1b0b5

#a4afb3

#a6adb0

#a9acae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b8 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a3b8 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#9db7b6 · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb2ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb2ba]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#9cb2ba (#9cb2ba) is rgb(156, 178, 186) in RGB.

No, #9cb2ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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