#9cc8ce

Color #9cc8ce

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.43 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9cc8ce

RGB

rgb(156, 200, 206)

HSL

hsl(187.2, 33.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.2, 24.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 2.9%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(77.78, -13.06, -7.73)

LCH

lch(77.78, 15.18, 210.62)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0471, 206.62)

HWB

hwb(187.2, 61.2%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cea29c

Analogous

#9ccebb

#9cc8ce

#9cafce

Triadic

#9cc8ce

#ce9cc8

#c8ce9c

Split-complementary

#9cc8ce

#ce9caf

#cebb9c

Tetradic

#9cc8ce

#a29cce

#cea29c

#c8ce9c

Square

#9cc8ce

#bb9cce

#cea29c

#afce9c

Shades

Color #9cc8ce mixed toward black.

#74b2ba

#5098a1

#3c7279

#284c51

#142628

Tints

Color #9cc8ce mixed toward white.

#add1d6

#bddade

#cee4e7

#deedef

#eff6f7

Tones

Color #9cc8ce mixed toward gray.

#a0c5ca

#a4c2c6

#a9bfc2

#adbbbd

#b1b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1cd · ΔE 20.4

Deuteranopia

#aeabcc · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#9fcbcb · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cc8ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cc8ce]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9cc8ce (#9cc8ce) is rgb(156, 200, 206) in RGB.

No, #9cc8ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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