#9cb9c3

Color #9cb9c3

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.67 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb9c3

RGB

rgb(156, 185, 195)

HSL

hsl(195.4, 24.5%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.4, 20%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 5.1%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(73.35, -7.64, -8.33)

LCH

lch(73.35, 11.3, 227.47)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0347, 220.67)

HWB

hwb(195.4, 61.2%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3a69c

Analogous

#9cc3b9

#9cb9c3

#9ca5c3

Triadic

#9cb9c3

#c39cb9

#b9c39c

Split-complementary

#9cb9c3

#c39ca5

#c3b99c

Tetradic

#9cb9c3

#a69cc3

#c3a69c

#b9c39c

Square

#9cb9c3

#b99cc3

#c3a69c

#a5c39c

Shades

Color #9cb9c3 mixed toward black.

#789fad

#588392

#42626d

#2c4149

#162124

Tints

Color #9cb9c3 mixed toward white.

#acc5cd

#bdd0d7

#cddce1

#dee8eb

#eef3f5

Tones

Color #9cb9c3 mixed toward gray.

#9fb7c0

#a2b6bc

#a6b4b9

#a9b3b6

#acb1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aac1 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a5c0 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#9ebfbe · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb9c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb9c3]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#9cb9c3 (#9cb9c3) is rgb(156, 185, 195) in RGB.

No, #9cb9c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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