#a9c0cb

Color #a9c0cb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.49 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a9c0cb

RGB

rgb(169, 192, 203)

HSL

hsl(199.4, 24.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.4, 16.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 5.4%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(76.34, -5.49, -8.15)

LCH

lch(76.34, 9.83, 236.04)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0295, 228.16)

HWB

hwb(199.4, 66.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbb4a9

Analogous

#a9cbc5

#a9c0cb

#a9afcb

Triadic

#a9c0cb

#cba9c0

#c0cba9

Split-complementary

#a9c0cb

#cba9af

#cbc5a9

Tetradic

#a9c0cb

#b4a9cb

#cbb4a9

#c0cba9

Square

#a9c0cb

#c5a9cb

#cbb4a9

#afcba9

Shades

Color #a9c0cb mixed toward black.

#82a4b4

#5d879a

#466574

#2f434d

#172227

Tints

Color #a9c0cb mixed toward white.

#b7cad4

#c6d5dc

#d4dfe5

#e2eaee

#f1f4f6

Tones

Color #a9c0cb mixed toward gray.

#acbfc8

#afbec5

#b1bdc2

#b4bcc0

#b7bbbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b4c8 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#b2b0c8 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#aac6c6 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9c0cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9c0cb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a9c0cb (#a9c0cb) is rgb(169, 192, 203) in RGB.

No, #a9c0cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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