#9db9ba

Color #9db9ba

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.71 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9db9ba

RGB

rgb(157, 185, 186)

HSL

hsl(182.1, 17.4%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.1, 15.6%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 0.5%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(73.16, -9.26, -3.7)

LCH

lch(73.16, 9.97, 201.78)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0306, 199.09)

HWB

hwb(182.1, 61.6%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ba9e9d

Analogous

#9dbaad

#9db9ba

#9dabba

Triadic

#9db9ba

#ba9db9

#b9ba9d

Split-complementary

#9db9ba

#ba9dab

#baad9d

Tetradic

#9db9ba

#9e9dba

#ba9e9d

#b9ba9d

Square

#9db9ba

#ad9dba

#ba9e9d

#abba9d

Shades

Color #9db9ba mixed toward black.

#7ca1a2

#5f8586

#476465

#2f4243

#182122

Tints

Color #9db9ba mixed toward white.

#adc5c6

#bed0d1

#cedcdd

#dee8e8

#eff3f4

Tones

Color #9db9ba mixed toward gray.

#a0b7b8

#a2b5b5

#a4b2b3

#a7b0b0

#a9aeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaba · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#a8a6ba · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#9fbaba · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9db9ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9db9ba]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#9db9ba (#9db9ba) is rgb(157, 185, 186) in RGB.

No, #9db9ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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