#9cb8bc

Color #9cb8bc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.72 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb8bc

RGB

rgb(156, 184, 188)

HSL

hsl(187.5, 19.3%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.5, 17%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 2.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.88, -8.63, -5.21)

LCH

lch(72.88, 10.08, 211.12)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0311, 206.98)

HWB

hwb(187.5, 61.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bca09c

Analogous

#9cbcb0

#9cb8bc

#9ca8bc

Triadic

#9cb8bc

#bc9cb8

#b8bc9c

Split-complementary

#9cb8bc

#bc9ca8

#bcb09c

Tetradic

#9cb8bc

#a09cbc

#bca09c

#b8bc9c

Square

#9cb8bc

#b09cbc

#bca09c

#a8bc9c

Shades

Color #9cb8bc mixed toward black.

#7aa0a5

#5d8389

#456367

#2e4244

#172122

Tints

Color #9cb8bc mixed toward white.

#adc4c7

#bdd0d2

#cedcde

#dee7e9

#eff3f4

Tones

Color #9cb8bc mixed toward gray.

#9fb6b9

#a1b4b7

#a4b2b4

#a7b0b1

#a9aeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10:1

Black text reads better on this background (10:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9bb · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#a7a5bb · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#9ebaba · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb8bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb8bc]

Related colors

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Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#9cb8bc (#9cb8bc) is rgb(156, 184, 188) in RGB.

No, #9cb8bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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