#9ba0a0

Color #9ba0a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.21 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba0a0

RGB

rgb(155, 160, 160)

HSL

hsl(180, 2.6%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 3.1%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(65.47, -1.78, -0.62)

LCH

lch(65.47, 1.88, 199.2)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0058, 197.18)

HWB

hwb(180, 60.8%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a09b9b

Analogous

#9ba09e

#9ba0a0

#9b9ea0

Triadic

#9ba0a0

#a09ba0

#a0a09b

Split-complementary

#9ba0a0

#a09b9e

#a09e9b

Tetradic

#9ba0a0

#9b9ba0

#a09b9b

#a0a09b

Square

#9ba0a0

#9e9ba0

#a09b9b

#9ea09b

Shades

Color #9ba0a0 mixed toward black.

#808787

#666c6c

#4d5151

#333636

#1a1b1b

Tints

Color #9ba0a0 mixed toward white.

#acb0b0

#bcc0c0

#cdd0d0

#dedfdf

#eeefef

Tones

Color #9ba0a0 mixed toward gray.

#9ba0a0

#9c9f9f

#9d9e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da0 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#9d9da0 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#9ba0a0 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba0a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba0a0]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#9ba0a0 (#9ba0a0) is rgb(155, 160, 160) in RGB.

No, #9ba0a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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