#9ba0aa

Color #9ba0aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.77 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba0aa

RGB

rgb(155, 160, 170)

HSL

hsl(220, 8.1%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 8.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 5.9%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.76, 0.23, -5.8)

LCH

lch(65.76, 5.8, 272.27)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0157, 264.51)

HWB

hwb(220, 60.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa59b

Analogous

#9ba7aa

#9ba0aa

#9d9baa

Triadic

#9ba0aa

#aa9ba0

#a0aa9b

Split-complementary

#9ba0aa

#aa9d9b

#a7aa9b

Tetradic

#9ba0aa

#a59baa

#aaa59b

#a0aa9b

Square

#9ba0aa

#aa9ba7

#aaa59b

#9baa9d

Shades

Color #9ba0aa mixed toward black.

#7e8491

#646975

#4b4f58

#32353b

#191a1d

Tints

Color #9ba0aa mixed toward white.

#acb0b8

#bcc0c6

#cdcfd4

#dedfe3

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #9ba0aa mixed toward gray.

#9ca0a9

#9da1a7

#9fa1a6

#a0a2a5

#a1a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da8 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#9d9da7 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#9ba6a5 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 5.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba0aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba0aa]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ba0aa (#9ba0aa) is rgb(155, 160, 170) in RGB.

No, #9ba0aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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