#9ba7ba

Color #9ba7ba

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.13 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba7ba

RGB

rgb(155, 167, 186)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 18.3%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 16.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 10.2%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(68.13, -0.21, -11.18)

LCH

lch(68.13, 11.18, 268.92)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0308, 259.53)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 60.8%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baae9b

Analogous

#9bb7ba

#9ba7ba

#9f9bba

Triadic

#9ba7ba

#ba9ba7

#a7ba9b

Split-complementary

#9ba7ba

#ba9f9b

#b7ba9b

Tetradic

#9ba7ba

#ae9bba

#baae9b

#a7ba9b

Square

#9ba7ba

#ba9bb7

#baae9b

#9bba9f

Shades

Color #9ba7ba mixed toward black.

#7a89a3

#5d6d87

#465265

#2e3743

#171b22

Tints

Color #9ba7ba mixed toward white.

#acb6c6

#bcc4d1

#cdd3dd

#dee2e8

#eef0f4

Tones

Color #9ba7ba mixed toward gray.

#9ea8b7

#a0a8b5

#a3a9b2

#a5a9b0

#a8aaad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0b6 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#a09fb5 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#9cb2b1 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba7ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba7ba]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9ba7ba (#9ba7ba) is rgb(155, 167, 186) in RGB.

No, #9ba7ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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