#9cc5ce

Color #9cc5ce

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.34 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9cc5ce

RGB

rgb(156, 197, 206)

HSL

hsl(190.8, 33.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.8, 24.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(76.95, -11.5, -8.95)

LCH

lch(76.95, 14.57, 217.89)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0452, 212.64)

HWB

hwb(190.8, 61.2%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cea59c

Analogous

#9ccebe

#9cc5ce

#9cacce

Triadic

#9cc5ce

#ce9cc5

#c5ce9c

Split-complementary

#9cc5ce

#ce9cac

#cebe9c

Tetradic

#9cc5ce

#a59cce

#cea59c

#c5ce9c

Square

#9cc5ce

#be9cce

#cea59c

#acce9c

Shades

Color #9cc5ce mixed toward black.

#74adba

#5093a1

#3c6e79

#284951

#142528

Tints

Color #9cc5ce mixed toward white.

#adcfd6

#bdd8de

#cee2e7

#deecef

#eff5f7

Tones

Color #9cc5ce mixed toward gray.

#a0c2ca

#a4c0c6

#a9bdc2

#adbabd

#b1b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afb0cc · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#adaacb · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#9ecaca · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 13.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cc5ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cc5ce]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9cc5ce (#9cc5ce) is rgb(156, 197, 206) in RGB.

No, #9cc5ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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