#a9cace

Color #a9cace

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.52 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a9cace

RGB

rgb(169, 202, 206)

HSL

hsl(186.5, 27.4%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.5, 18%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 1.9%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(79.12, -10.11, -5.66)

LCH

lch(79.12, 11.59, 209.24)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0357, 205.56)

HWB

hwb(186.5, 66.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ceada9

Analogous

#a9cebf

#a9cace

#a9b7ce

Triadic

#a9cace

#cea9ca

#cacea9

Split-complementary

#a9cace

#cea9b7

#cebfa9

Tetradic

#a9cace

#ada9ce

#ceada9

#cacea9

Square

#a9cace

#bfa9ce

#ceada9

#b7cea9

Shades

Color #a9cace mixed toward black.

#81b1b7

#5b989f

#447277

#2d4c50

#172628

Tints

Color #a9cace mixed toward white.

#b7d3d6

#c6dcde

#d4e4e6

#e2edef

#f1f6f7

Tones

Color #a9cace mixed toward gray.

#acc8cb

#afc5c8

#b2c3c5

#b5c0c2

#b8bebf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b9cd · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#b6b4cd · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#abcccc · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9cace;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9cace]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a9cace (#a9cace) is rgb(169, 202, 206) in RGB.

No, #a9cace is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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