#9ba5b0

Color #9ba5b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.26 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba5b0

RGB

rgb(155, 165, 176)

HSL

hsl(211.4, 11.7%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.4, 11.9%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 6.2%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(67.29, -1.27, -6.88)

LCH

lch(67.29, 7, 259.54)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0196, 250.64)

HWB

hwb(211.4, 60.8%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0a69b

Analogous

#9bafb0

#9ba5b0

#9c9bb0

Triadic

#9ba5b0

#b09ba5

#a5b09b

Split-complementary

#9ba5b0

#b09c9b

#afb09b

Tetradic

#9ba5b0

#a69bb0

#b0a69b

#a5b09b

Square

#9ba5b0

#b09baf

#b0a69b

#9bb09c

Shades

Color #9ba5b0 mixed toward black.

#7c8998

#616e7b

#49525c

#31373e

#181b1f

Tints

Color #9ba5b0 mixed toward white.

#acb4bd

#bcc3ca

#cdd2d7

#dee1e5

#eef0f2

Tones

Color #9ba5b0 mixed toward gray.

#9da5ae

#9fa5ac

#a0a5ab

#a2a5a9

#a4a5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9fa0ad · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#9f9ead · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#9cabab · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba5b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba5b0]

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Frequently asked questions

#9ba5b0 (#9ba5b0) is rgb(155, 165, 176) in RGB.

No, #9ba5b0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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