#9bac9c

Color #9bac9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.99 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9bac9c

RGB

rgb(155, 172, 156)

HSL

hsl(123.5, 9.3%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(123.5, 9.9%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 0%, 9.3%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.66, -9.04, 6.22)

LCH

lch(68.66, 10.97, 145.47)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0297, 146.95)

HWB

hwb(123.5, 60.8%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac9bab

Analogous

#a2ac9b

#9bac9c

#9baca4

Triadic

#9bac9c

#9c9bac

#ac9c9b

Split-complementary

#9bac9c

#a49bac

#ac9ba2

Tetradic

#9bac9c

#9babac

#ac9bab

#ac9c9b

Square

#9bac9c

#9ba2ac

#ac9bab

#aca49b

Shades

Color #9bac9c mixed toward black.

#7d937e

#637764

#4a594b

#313c32

#191e19

Tints

Color #9bac9c mixed toward white.

#acbaac

#bcc8bd

#cdd5cd

#dee3de

#eef1ee

Tones

Color #9bac9c mixed toward gray.

#9cab9d

#9ea99e

#9fa8a0

#a1a6a1

#a2a5a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a0 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#a2a0a1 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#9ca3a4 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bac9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bac9c]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#9bac9c (#9bac9c) is rgb(155, 172, 156) in RGB.

No, #9bac9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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