#a9dcdd

Color #a9dcdd

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 3.41 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a9dcdd

RGB

rgb(169, 220, 221)

HSL

hsl(181.2, 43.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.2, 23.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.5%, 0.5%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(84.4, -16.1, -5.86)

LCH

lch(84.4, 17.13, 200)

OKLCH

oklch(85.9%, 0.0526, 197.71)

HWB

hwb(181.2, 66.3%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddaaa9

Analogous

#a9ddc4

#a9dcdd

#a9c2dd

Triadic

#a9dcdd

#dda9dc

#dcdda9

Split-complementary

#a9dcdd

#dda9c2

#ddc4a9

Tetradic

#a9dcdd

#aaa9dd

#ddaaa9

#dcdda9

Square

#a9dcdd

#c4a9dd

#ddaaa9

#c2dda9

Shades

Color #a9dcdd mixed toward black.

#7bc9cb

#4cb6b8

#378a8c

#255c5d

#122e2f

Tints

Color #a9dcdd mixed toward white.

#b7e2e3

#c6e8e8

#d4edee

#e2f3f4

#f1f9f9

Tones

Color #a9dcdd mixed toward gray.

#add8d9

#b2d4d4

#b6d0d0

#bacbcc

#bfc7c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c2dd · ΔE 21.8

Deuteranopia

#bebadd · ΔE 24.8

Tritanopia

#acdddd · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9dcdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9dcdd]

Related colors

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#a9dcdd (#a9dcdd) is rgb(169, 220, 221) in RGB.

No, #a9dcdd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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