#9fd5cc

Color #9fd5cc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 9.72 Nearest Tailwind class teal-100 #cbfbf1 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9fd5cc

RGB

rgb(159, 213, 204)

HSL

hsl(170, 39.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170, 25.4%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 0%, 4.2%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(81.47, -19.22, -1.2)

LCH

lch(81.47, 19.26, 183.57)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.0571, 183.51)

HWB

hwb(170, 62.4%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d59fa8

Analogous

#9fd5b1

#9fd5cc

#9fc3d5

Triadic

#9fd5cc

#cc9fd5

#d5cc9f

Split-complementary

#9fd5cc

#d59fc3

#d5b19f

Tetradic

#9fd5cc

#9fa8d5

#d59fa8

#d5cc9f

Square

#9fd5cc

#b19fd5

#d59fa8

#c3d59f

Shades

Color #9fd5cc mixed toward black.

#74c2b5

#4bac9c

#398175

#26564e

#132b27

Tints

Color #9fd5cc mixed toward white.

#afdcd4

#bfe3dd

#cfeae5

#dff1ee

#eff8f6

Tones

Color #9fd5cc mixed toward gray.

#a3d0c9

#a8ccc6

#acc7c3

#b1c3c0

#b5bebd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9ce · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#b6b1cf · ΔE 26.8

Tritanopia

#a2d0d0 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 17.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fd5cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fd5cc]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9fd5cc (#9fd5cc) is rgb(159, 213, 204) in RGB.

No, #9fd5cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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