#9cc5cd

Color #9cc5cd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.57 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#9cc5cd

RGB

rgb(156, 197, 205)

HSL

hsl(189.8, 32.9%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.8, 23.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(76.92, -11.73, -8.46)

LCH

lch(76.92, 14.46, 215.8)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0448, 210.85)

HWB

hwb(189.8, 61.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cda49c

Analogous

#9ccdbd

#9cc5cd

#9cadcd

Triadic

#9cc5cd

#cd9cc5

#c5cd9c

Split-complementary

#9cc5cd

#cd9cad

#cdbd9c

Tetradic

#9cc5cd

#a49ccd

#cda49c

#c5cd9c

Square

#9cc5cd

#bd9ccd

#cda49c

#adcd9c

Shades

Color #9cc5cd mixed toward black.

#74aeb9

#5193a0

#3d6e78

#284a50

#142528

Tints

Color #9cc5cd mixed toward white.

#adcfd5

#bdd8de

#cee2e6

#deecee

#eff5f7

Tones

Color #9cc5cd mixed toward gray.

#a0c2c9

#a4c0c5

#a8bdc1

#acbabd

#b0b7b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afb0cb · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#adaacb · ΔE 21.3

Tritanopia

#9ecac9 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cc5cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cc5cd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9cc5cd (#9cc5cd) is rgb(156, 197, 205) in RGB.

No, #9cc5cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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