#9ecdd6

Color #9ecdd6

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.32 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ecdd6

RGB

rgb(158, 205, 214)

HSL

hsl(189.6, 40.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.6, 26.2%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.2%, 4.2%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(79.49, -13.25, -9.47)

LCH

lch(79.49, 16.29, 215.55)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0507, 210.61)

HWB

hwb(189.6, 62%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6a79e

Analogous

#9ed6c3

#9ecdd6

#9eb1d6

Triadic

#9ecdd6

#d69ecd

#cdd69e

Split-complementary

#9ecdd6

#d69eb1

#d6c39e

Tetradic

#9ecdd6

#a79ed6

#d6a79e

#cdd69e

Square

#9ecdd6

#c39ed6

#d6a79e

#b1d69e

Shades

Color #9ecdd6 mixed toward black.

#72b7c4

#4a9eae

#377783

#254f57

#12282c

Tints

Color #9ecdd6 mixed toward white.

#aed5dd

#bedee4

#cee6ea

#dfeef1

#eff7f8

Tones

Color #9ecdd6 mixed toward gray.

#a3cad1

#a7c7cd

#acc3c8

#b1c0c3

#b5bdbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b5d4 · ΔE 20.3

Deuteranopia

#b2aed3 · ΔE 22.8

Tritanopia

#a1d2d2 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ecdd6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ecdd6]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9ecdd6 (#9ecdd6) is rgb(158, 205, 214) in RGB.

No, #9ecdd6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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