#9ba9aa

Color #9ba9aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.28 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba9aa

RGB

rgb(155, 169, 170)

HSL

hsl(184, 8.1%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184, 8.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 0.6%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.2, -4.69, -2.2)

LCH

lch(68.2, 5.18, 205.13)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0158, 201.87)

HWB

hwb(184, 60.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa9c9b

Analogous

#9baaa3

#9ba9aa

#9ba1aa

Triadic

#9ba9aa

#aa9ba9

#a9aa9b

Split-complementary

#9ba9aa

#aa9ba1

#aaa39b

Tetradic

#9ba9aa

#9c9baa

#aa9c9b

#a9aa9b

Square

#9ba9aa

#a39baa

#aa9c9b

#a1aa9b

Shades

Color #9ba9aa mixed toward black.

#7e9091

#647475

#4b5758

#323a3b

#191d1d

Tints

Color #9ba9aa mixed toward white.

#acb7b8

#bcc6c6

#cdd4d4

#dee2e3

#eef1f1

Tones

Color #9ba9aa mixed toward gray.

#9ca8a9

#9da7a7

#9fa6a6

#a0a5a5

#a1a4a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1aa · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#a09faa · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#9caaaa · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba9aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba9aa]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9ba9aa (#9ba9aa) is rgb(155, 169, 170) in RGB.

No, #9ba9aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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