#a9cecd

Color #a9cecd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 7.62 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#a9cecd

RGB

rgb(169, 206, 205)

HSL

hsl(178.4, 27.4%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(178.4, 18%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 0%, 0.5%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(80.17, -12.39, -3.57)

LCH

lch(80.17, 12.89, 196.07)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0392, 194.32)

HWB

hwb(178.4, 66.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cea9aa

Analogous

#a9ceba

#a9cecd

#a9bcce

Triadic

#a9cecd

#cda9ce

#cecda9

Split-complementary

#a9cecd

#cea9bc

#cebaa9

Tetradic

#a9cecd

#a9aace

#cea9aa

#cecda9

Square

#a9cecd

#baa9ce

#cea9aa

#bccea9

Shades

Color #a9cecd mixed toward black.

#81b7b6

#5b9f9d

#447776

#2d504f

#172827

Tints

Color #a9cecd mixed toward white.

#b7d6d5

#c6dede

#d4e6e6

#e2efee

#f1f7f7

Tones

Color #a9cecd mixed toward gray.

#accbca

#afc8c7

#b2c5c4

#b5c2c1

#b8bfbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babbcd · ΔE 17.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b5cd · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#abcdcd · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9cecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9cecd]

Related colors

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#a9cecd (#a9cecd) is rgb(169, 206, 205) in RGB.

No, #a9cecd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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