#98a7ab

Color #98a7ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.14 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#98a7ab

RGB

rgb(152, 167, 171)

HSL

hsl(192.6, 10.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.6, 11.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(67.47, -4.43, -3.86)

LCH

lch(67.47, 5.88, 221.07)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0179, 215.46)

HWB

hwb(192.6, 59.6%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab9c98

Analogous

#98aba5

#98a7ab

#989dab

Triadic

#98a7ab

#ab98a7

#a7ab98

Split-complementary

#98a7ab

#ab989d

#aba598

Tetradic

#98a7ab

#9c98ab

#ab9c98

#a7ab98

Square

#98a7ab

#a598ab

#ab9c98

#9dab98

Shades

Color #98a7ab mixed toward black.

#7a8e93

#617277

#485559

#30393b

#181c1e

Tints

Color #98a7ab mixed toward white.

#a9b6b9

#bac4c7

#cbd3d5

#dde2e3

#eef0f1

Tones

Color #98a7ab mixed toward gray.

#99a6a9

#9ba5a8

#9da4a6

#9ea3a5

#a0a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9faa · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#9e9daa · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#99a9a9 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98a7ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98a7ab]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Frequently asked questions

#98a7ab (#98a7ab) is rgb(152, 167, 171) in RGB.

No, #98a7ab is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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