#9fbcbd

Color #9fbcbd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.87 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9fbcbd

RGB

rgb(159, 188, 189)

HSL

hsl(182, 18.5%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182, 15.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.2, -9.57, -3.79)

LCH

lch(74.2, 10.29, 201.61)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0315, 199.07)

HWB

hwb(182, 62.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda09f

Analogous

#9fbdaf

#9fbcbd

#9fadbd

Triadic

#9fbcbd

#bd9fbc

#bcbd9f

Split-complementary

#9fbcbd

#bd9fad

#bdaf9f

Tetradic

#9fbcbd

#a09fbd

#bda09f

#bcbd9f

Square

#9fbcbd

#af9fbd

#bda09f

#adbd9f

Shades

Color #9fbcbd mixed toward black.

#7da4a5

#5e8889

#476667

#2f4445

#182222

Tints

Color #9fbcbd mixed toward white.

#afc7c8

#bfd2d3

#cfddde

#dfe9e9

#eff4f4

Tones

Color #9fbcbd mixed toward gray.

#a1baba

#a4b7b8

#a6b5b5

#a9b3b3

#abb0b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acadbd · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#aba8bd · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#a1bdbd · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fbcbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fbcbd]

Related colors

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Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#9fbcbd (#9fbcbd) is rgb(159, 188, 189) in RGB.

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

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