#a4c9cb

Color #a4c9cb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 8.4 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a4c9cb

RGB

rgb(164, 201, 203)

HSL

hsl(183.1, 27.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.1, 19.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.2%, 1%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(78.45, -11.79, -5.07)

LCH

lch(78.45, 12.83, 203.27)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0394, 200.5)

HWB

hwb(183.1, 64.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cba6a4

Analogous

#a4cbba

#a4c9cb

#a4b6cb

Triadic

#a4c9cb

#cba4c9

#c9cba4

Split-complementary

#a4c9cb

#cba4b6

#cbbaa4

Tetradic

#a4c9cb

#a6a4cb

#cba6a4

#c9cba4

Square

#a4c9cb

#baa4cb

#cba6a4

#b6cba4

Shades

Color #a4c9cb mixed toward black.

#7db2b5

#59989c

#437275

#2c4c4e

#162627

Tints

Color #a4c9cb mixed toward white.

#b3d2d4

#c2dbdc

#d2e4e5

#e1edee

#f0f6f6

Tones

Color #a4c9cb mixed toward gray.

#a7c6c8

#abc3c5

#aec0c1

#b1bdbe

#b4bbbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b6cb · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b0ca · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#a6caca · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4c9cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4c9cb]

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Dark Turquoise #00ced1

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Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#a4c9cb (#a4c9cb) is rgb(164, 201, 203) in RGB.

No, #a4c9cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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