#9ecdca

Color #9ecdca

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 8.49 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ecdca

RGB

rgb(158, 205, 202)

HSL

hsl(176.2, 32%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(176.2, 22.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 0%, 1.5%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(79.15, -15.91, -3.53)

LCH

lch(79.15, 16.3, 192.51)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0494, 191.33)

HWB

hwb(176.2, 62%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd9ea1

Analogous

#9ecdb3

#9ecdca

#9eb9cd

Triadic

#9ecdca

#ca9ecd

#cdca9e

Split-complementary

#9ecdca

#cd9eb9

#cdb39e

Tetradic

#9ecdca

#9ea1cd

#cd9ea1

#cdca9e

Square

#9ecdca

#b39ecd

#cd9ea1

#b9cd9e

Shades

Color #9ecdca mixed toward black.

#76b8b4

#52a09b

#3e7874

#29504d

#152827

Tints

Color #9ecdca mixed toward white.

#aed5d3

#bededc

#cfe6e5

#dfeeed

#eff7f6

Tones

Color #9ecdca mixed toward gray.

#a2c9c7

#a6c5c3

#aac1c0

#aebdbc

#b2b9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b5cb · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#b2aecb · ΔE 24.5

Tritanopia

#a1cbcb · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ecdca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ecdca]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9ecdca (#9ecdca) is rgb(158, 205, 202) in RGB.

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

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