#a7c9cd

Color #a7c9cd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.69 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#a7c9cd

RGB

rgb(167, 201, 205)

HSL

hsl(186.3, 27.5%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.3, 18.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(78.69, -10.43, -5.76)

LCH

lch(78.69, 11.91, 208.91)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0367, 205.17)

HWB

hwb(186.3, 65.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdaba7

Analogous

#a7cdbe

#a7c9cd

#a7b6cd

Triadic

#a7c9cd

#cda7c9

#c9cda7

Split-complementary

#a7c9cd

#cda7b6

#cdbea7

Tetradic

#a7c9cd

#aba7cd

#cdaba7

#c9cda7

Square

#a7c9cd

#bea7cd

#cdaba7

#b6cda7

Shades

Color #a7c9cd mixed toward black.

#7fb1b6

#5a979e

#437177

#2d4b4f

#162628

Tints

Color #a7c9cd mixed toward white.

#b6d2d5

#c4dbde

#d3e4e6

#e2edee

#f0f6f7

Tones

Color #a7c9cd mixed toward gray.

#aac6ca

#adc4c7

#b0c1c3

#b4bfc0

#b7bcbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7cc · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#b5b2cc · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#a9cbcb · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 12.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7c9cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7c9cd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a7c9cd (#a7c9cd) is rgb(167, 201, 205) in RGB.

No, #a7c9cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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