#9cb6bb

Color #9cb6bb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.02 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb6bb

RGB

rgb(156, 182, 187)

HSL

hsl(189.7, 18.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.7, 16.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.6%, 2.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.3, -7.78, -5.52)

LCH

lch(72.3, 9.54, 215.36)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0294, 210.5)

HWB

hwb(189.7, 61.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bba19c

Analogous

#9cbbb1

#9cb6bb

#9ca7bb

Triadic

#9cb6bb

#bb9cb6

#b6bb9c

Split-complementary

#9cb6bb

#bb9ca7

#bbb19c

Tetradic

#9cb6bb

#a19cbb

#bba19c

#b6bb9c

Square

#9cb6bb

#b19cbb

#bba19c

#a7bb9c

Shades

Color #9cb6bb mixed toward black.

#7a9da4

#5d8188

#466166

#2f4044

#172022

Tints

Color #9cb6bb mixed toward white.

#adc2c6

#bdced2

#cedbdd

#dee7e8

#eff3f4

Tones

Color #9cb6bb mixed toward gray.

#9fb4b9

#a1b3b6

#a4b1b3

#a6afb1

#a9adae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ba · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a4ba · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#9db9b9 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb6bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb6bb]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9cb6bb (#9cb6bb) is rgb(156, 182, 187) in RGB.

No, #9cb6bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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