#9cb6b8

Color #9cb6b8

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.79 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb6b8

RGB

rgb(156, 182, 184)

HSL

hsl(184.3, 16.5%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.3, 15.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 1.1%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(72.22, -8.42, -4)

LCH

lch(72.22, 9.32, 205.41)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0286, 202.17)

HWB

hwb(184.3, 61.2%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b89e9c

Analogous

#9cb8ac

#9cb6b8

#9ca8b8

Triadic

#9cb6b8

#b89cb6

#b6b89c

Split-complementary

#9cb6b8

#b89ca8

#b8ac9c

Tetradic

#9cb6b8

#9e9cb8

#b89e9c

#b6b89c

Square

#9cb6b8

#ac9cb8

#b89e9c

#a8b89c

Shades

Color #9cb6b8 mixed toward black.

#7b9ea0

#5f8184

#476163

#2f4142

#182021

Tints

Color #9cb6b8 mixed toward white.

#adc2c4

#bdced0

#cedbdc

#dee7e7

#eff3f3

Tones

Color #9cb6b8 mixed toward gray.

#9eb4b6

#a1b2b3

#a3b0b1

#a5aeaf

#a8acac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b8 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a4b7 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#9db7b7 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb6b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb6b8]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9cb6b8 (#9cb6b8) is rgb(156, 182, 184) in RGB.

No, #9cb6b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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