#9ba2ab

Color #9ba2ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.28 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba2ab

RGB

rgb(155, 162, 171)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 8.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 9.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 5.3%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(66.33, -0.67, -5.52)

LCH

lch(66.33, 5.56, 263.08)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0154, 254.52)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 60.8%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba49b

Analogous

#9baaab

#9ba2ab

#9c9bab

Triadic

#9ba2ab

#ab9ba2

#a2ab9b

Split-complementary

#9ba2ab

#ab9c9b

#aaab9b

Tetradic

#9ba2ab

#a49bab

#aba49b

#a2ab9b

Square

#9ba2ab

#ab9baa

#aba49b

#9bab9c

Shades

Color #9ba2ab mixed toward black.

#7d8692

#636b76

#4a5159

#32363b

#191b1e

Tints

Color #9ba2ab mixed toward white.

#acb1b9

#bcc1c7

#cdd0d5

#dee0e3

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #9ba2ab mixed toward gray.

#9ca2aa

#9ea2a8

#9fa2a7

#a0a3a6

#a2a3a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea9 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#9e9da8 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#9ba7a7 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba2ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba2ab]

Related colors

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Light Slate Gray #778899

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Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ba2ab (#9ba2ab) is rgb(155, 162, 171) in RGB.

No, #9ba2ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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