#9dc5c5

Color #9dc5c5

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 10.09 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9dc5c5

RGB

rgb(157, 197, 197)

HSL

hsl(180, 25.6%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 20.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 0%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(76.76, -13.19, -4.37)

LCH

lch(76.76, 13.9, 198.33)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0425, 196.26)

HWB

hwb(180, 61.6%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c59d9d

Analogous

#9dc5b1

#9dc5c5

#9db1c5

Triadic

#9dc5c5

#c59dc5

#c5c59d

Split-complementary

#9dc5c5

#c59db1

#c5b19d

Tetradic

#9dc5c5

#9d9dc5

#c59d9d

#c5c59d

Square

#9dc5c5

#b19dc5

#c59d9d

#b1c59d

Shades

Color #9dc5c5 mixed toward black.

#78afaf

#589494

#426f6f

#2c4a4a

#162525

Tints

Color #9dc5c5 mixed toward white.

#adcfcf

#bed8d8

#cee2e2

#deecec

#eff5f5

Tones

Color #9dc5c5 mixed toward gray.

#a0c2c2

#a4bebe

#a7bbbb

#aab8b8

#aeb4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c5 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#adaac5 · ΔE 22.1

Tritanopia

#9fc5c5 · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9dc5c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9dc5c5]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#9dc5c5 (#9dc5c5) is rgb(157, 197, 197) in RGB.

No, #9dc5c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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