#9bacae

Color #9bacae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.29 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9bacae

RGB

rgb(155, 172, 174)

HSL

hsl(186.3, 10.5%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.3, 10.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 1.1%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(69.13, -5.5, -3.04)

LCH

lch(69.13, 6.28, 208.93)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0192, 205.23)

HWB

hwb(186.3, 60.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae9d9b

Analogous

#9baea6

#9bacae

#9ba2ae

Triadic

#9bacae

#ae9bac

#acae9b

Split-complementary

#9bacae

#ae9ba2

#aea69b

Tetradic

#9bacae

#9d9bae

#ae9d9b

#acae9b

Square

#9bacae

#a69bae

#ae9d9b

#a2ae9b

Shades

Color #9bacae mixed toward black.

#7d9395

#627779

#4a595b

#313b3d

#191e1e

Tints

Color #9bacae mixed toward white.

#acbabb

#bcc8c9

#cdd5d6

#dee3e4

#eef1f1

Tones

Color #9bacae mixed toward gray.

#9dabac

#9ea9ab

#a0a8a9

#a1a7a8

#a3a6a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3ae · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#a2a0ad · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#9cadad · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bacae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bacae]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9bacae (#9bacae) is rgb(155, 172, 174) in RGB.

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

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