#9baca0

Color #9baca0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.27 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9baca0

RGB

rgb(155, 172, 160)

HSL

hsl(137.6, 9.3%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(137.6, 9.9%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 0%, 7%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.76, -8.28, 4.15)

LCH

lch(68.76, 9.26, 153.38)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0256, 155.04)

HWB

hwb(137.6, 60.8%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac9ba7

Analogous

#9eac9b

#9baca0

#9baca8

Triadic

#9baca0

#a09bac

#aca09b

Split-complementary

#9baca0

#a89bac

#ac9b9e

Tetradic

#9baca0

#9ba7ac

#ac9ba7

#aca09b

Square

#9baca0

#9b9eac

#ac9ba7

#aca89b

Shades

Color #9baca0 mixed toward black.

#7d9384

#637769

#4a594f

#313c34

#191e1a

Tints

Color #9baca0 mixed toward white.

#acbab0

#bcc8c0

#cdd5cf

#dee3df

#eef1ef

Tones

Color #9baca0 mixed toward gray.

#9caba1

#9ea9a1

#9fa8a2

#a1a6a2

#a2a5a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#a2a0a4 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#9ca5a6 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9baca0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9baca0]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#9baca0 (#9baca0) is rgb(155, 172, 160) in RGB.

No, #9baca0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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