#9db9c6

Color #9db9c6

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.13 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9db9c6

RGB

rgb(157, 185, 198)

HSL

hsl(199, 26.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199, 20.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.7%, 6.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(73.51, -6.66, -9.73)

LCH

lch(73.51, 11.79, 235.61)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0357, 227.61)

HWB

hwb(199, 61.6%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6aa9d

Analogous

#9dc6be

#9db9c6

#9da4c6

Triadic

#9db9c6

#c69db9

#b9c69d

Split-complementary

#9db9c6

#c69da4

#c6be9d

Tetradic

#9db9c6

#aa9dc6

#c6aa9d

#b9c69d

Square

#9db9c6

#be9dc6

#c6aa9d

#a4c69d

Shades

Color #9db9c6 mixed toward black.

#789eb0

#578296

#416170

#2b414b

#162025

Tints

Color #9db9c6 mixed toward white.

#adc5d0

#bed0d9

#cedce3

#dee8ec

#eff3f6

Tones

Color #9db9c6 mixed toward gray.

#a0b8c3

#a4b7bf

#a7b5bc

#abb4b8

#aeb3b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaac3 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a6c2 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#9fc1c0 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9db9c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9db9c6]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9db9c6 (#9db9c6) is rgb(157, 185, 198) in RGB.

No, #9db9c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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