#9baba9

Color #9baba9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.07 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9baba9

RGB

rgb(155, 171, 169)

HSL

hsl(172.5, 8.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(172.5, 9.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.72, -5.98, -0.88)

LCH

lch(68.72, 6.04, 188.37)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0182, 187.59)

HWB

hwb(172.5, 60.8%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab9b9d

Analogous

#9baba1

#9baba9

#9ba5ab

Triadic

#9baba9

#a99bab

#aba99b

Split-complementary

#9baba9

#ab9ba5

#aba19b

Tetradic

#9baba9

#9b9dab

#ab9b9d

#aba99b

Square

#9baba9

#a19bab

#ab9b9d

#a5ab9b

Shades

Color #9baba9 mixed toward black.

#7d9290

#637674

#4a5957

#323b3a

#191e1d

Tints

Color #9baba9 mixed toward white.

#acb9b7

#bcc7c6

#cdd5d4

#dee3e2

#eef1f1

Tones

Color #9baba9 mixed toward gray.

#9caaa8

#9ea8a7

#9fa7a6

#a0a6a5

#a2a4a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a9 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#a1a0aa · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#9caaaa · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9baba9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9baba9]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9baba9 (#9baba9) is rgb(155, 171, 169) in RGB.

No, #9baba9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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