#9aa2a8

Color #9aa2a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.37 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa2a8

RGB

rgb(154, 162, 168)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 7.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 8.3%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 3.6%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(66.17, -1.63, -4.09)

LCH

lch(66.17, 4.4, 248.27)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0127, 240.2)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 60.4%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8a09a

Analogous

#9aa8a7

#9aa2a8

#9a9ba8

Triadic

#9aa2a8

#a89aa2

#a2a89a

Split-complementary

#9aa2a8

#a89a9b

#a8a79a

Tetradic

#9aa2a8

#a09aa8

#a8a09a

#a2a89a

Square

#9aa2a8

#a79aa8

#a8a09a

#9ba89a

Shades

Color #9aa2a8 mixed toward black.

#7d878f

#636c73

#4a5156

#32363a

#191b1d

Tints

Color #9aa2a8 mixed toward white.

#abb1b6

#bcc1c5

#ccd0d3

#dde0e2

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #9aa2a8 mixed toward gray.

#9ba2a7

#9ca2a6

#9da1a4

#9fa1a3

#a0a1a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea7 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#9d9ca6 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#9aa5a5 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa2a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa2a8]

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Frequently asked questions

#9aa2a8 (#9aa2a8) is rgb(154, 162, 168) in RGB.

No, #9aa2a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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