#9cbdbf

Color #9cbdbf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 11.66 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9cbdbf

RGB

rgb(156, 189, 191)

HSL

hsl(183.4, 21.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.4, 18.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(74.33, -10.63, -4.7)

LCH

lch(74.33, 11.62, 203.85)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0357, 201.03)

HWB

hwb(183.4, 61.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf9e9c

Analogous

#9cbfaf

#9cbdbf

#9cabbf

Triadic

#9cbdbf

#bf9cbd

#bdbf9c

Split-complementary

#9cbdbf

#bf9cab

#bfaf9c

Tetradic

#9cbdbf

#9e9cbf

#bf9e9c

#bdbf9c

Square

#9cbdbf

#af9cbf

#bf9e9c

#abbf9c

Shades

Color #9cbdbf mixed toward black.

#79a6a8

#5b8a8c

#446769

#2d4546

#172223

Tints

Color #9cbdbf mixed toward white.

#acc8ca

#bdd3d4

#cddedf

#dee9ea

#eef4f4

Tones

Color #9cbdbf mixed toward gray.

#9fbabc

#a2b8b9

#a5b5b6

#a8b3b3

#aab0b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abacbf · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a7be · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#9ebebe · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cbdbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cbdbf]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9cbdbf (#9cbdbf) is rgb(156, 189, 191) in RGB.

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

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