#9baab5

Color #9baab5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.99 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9baab5

RGB

rgb(155, 170, 181)

HSL

hsl(205.4, 14.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.4, 14.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 6.1%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(68.79, -2.94, -7.42)

LCH

lch(68.79, 7.98, 248.39)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0232, 239.46)

HWB

hwb(205.4, 60.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a69b

Analogous

#9bb5b3

#9baab5

#9b9db5

Triadic

#9baab5

#b59baa

#aab59b

Split-complementary

#9baab5

#b59b9d

#b5b39b

Tetradic

#9baab5

#a69bb5

#b5a69b

#aab59b

Square

#9baab5

#b39bb5

#b5a69b

#9db59b

Shades

Color #9baab5 mixed toward black.

#7b8f9d

#5f7381

#485661

#303940

#181d20

Tints

Color #9baab5 mixed toward white.

#acb8c1

#bcc6ce

#cdd5da

#dee3e6

#eef1f3

Tones

Color #9baab5 mixed toward gray.

#9daab3

#9fa9b1

#a2a9af

#a4a9ac

#a6a8aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2b2 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#a1a0b2 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#9cb0b0 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9baab5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9baab5]

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Frequently asked questions

#9baab5 (#9baab5) is rgb(155, 170, 181) in RGB.

No, #9baab5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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