#9ba0a5

Color #9ba0a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.92 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba0a5

RGB

rgb(155, 160, 165)

HSL

hsl(210, 5.3%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 6.1%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 3%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(65.61, -0.79, -3.22)

LCH

lch(65.61, 3.32, 256.22)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0093, 247.85)

HWB

hwb(210, 60.8%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a09b

Analogous

#9ba5a5

#9ba0a5

#9b9ba5

Triadic

#9ba0a5

#a59ba0

#a0a59b

Split-complementary

#9ba0a5

#a59b9b

#a5a59b

Tetradic

#9ba0a5

#a09ba5

#a5a09b

#a0a59b

Square

#9ba0a5

#a59ba5

#a5a09b

#9ba59b

Shades

Color #9ba0a5 mixed toward black.

#7f858c

#656b70

#4c5054

#323538

#191b1c

Tints

Color #9ba0a5 mixed toward white.

#acb0b4

#bcc0c3

#cdcfd2

#dedfe1

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #9ba0a5 mixed toward gray.

#9ca0a4

#9da0a3

#9da0a2

#9ea0a2

#9fa0a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da4 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#9d9da4 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#9ba3a3 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba0a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba0a5]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9ba0a5 (#9ba0a5) is rgb(155, 160, 165) in RGB.

No, #9ba0a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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