#9aa9b8

Color #9aa9b8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.72 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa9b8

RGB

rgb(154, 169, 184)

HSL

hsl(210, 17.4%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 16.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 8.2%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(68.54, -2.07, -9.47)

LCH

lch(68.54, 9.69, 257.67)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0276, 248.28)

HWB

hwb(210, 60.4%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8a99a

Analogous

#9ab8b8

#9aa9b8

#9a9ab8

Triadic

#9aa9b8

#b89aa9

#a9b89a

Split-complementary

#9aa9b8

#b89a9a

#b8b89a

Tetradic

#9aa9b8

#a99ab8

#b8a99a

#a9b89a

Square

#9aa9b8

#b89ab8

#b8a99a

#9ab89a

Shades

Color #9aa9b8 mixed toward black.

#798da1

#5d7184

#465563

#2f3842

#171c21

Tints

Color #9aa9b8 mixed toward white.

#abb7c4

#bcc6d0

#cdd4dc

#dde2e7

#eef1f3

Tones

Color #9aa9b8 mixed toward gray.

#9da9b6

#9fa9b3

#a2a9b1

#a4a9ae

#a7a9ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1b5 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#a09fb4 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#9bb2b1 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa9b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa9b8]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9aa9b8 (#9aa9b8) is rgb(154, 169, 184) in RGB.

No, #9aa9b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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