#9ba8b1

Color #9ba8b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.84 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba8b1

RGB

rgb(155, 168, 177)

HSL

hsl(204.5, 12.4%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.5, 12.4%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 5.1%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(68.13, -2.7, -6.19)

LCH

lch(68.13, 6.75, 246.43)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0197, 237.84)

HWB

hwb(204.5, 60.8%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1a49b

Analogous

#9bb1af

#9ba8b1

#9b9db1

Triadic

#9ba8b1

#b19ba8

#a8b19b

Split-complementary

#9ba8b1

#b19b9d

#b1af9b

Tetradic

#9ba8b1

#a49bb1

#b1a49b

#a8b19b

Square

#9ba8b1

#af9bb1

#b1a49b

#9db19b

Shades

Color #9ba8b1 mixed toward black.

#7c8d99

#61717c

#49555d

#30393e

#181c1f

Tints

Color #9ba8b1 mixed toward white.

#acb7be

#bcc5cb

#cdd4d8

#dee2e5

#eef1f2

Tones

Color #9ba8b1 mixed toward gray.

#9da8af

#9fa7ad

#a0a7ac

#a2a7aa

#a4a6a8

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

#a1a1af · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#a09fae · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#9cadad · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba8b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba8b1]

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Frequently asked questions

#9ba8b1 (#9ba8b1) is rgb(155, 168, 177) in RGB.

No, #9ba8b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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