#9bb0a6

Color #9bb0a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.66 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb0a6

RGB

rgb(155, 176, 166)

HSL

hsl(151.4, 11.7%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(151.4, 11.9%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 0%, 5.7%, 31%)

LAB

lab(70.02, -9.25, 2.66)

LCH

lch(70.02, 9.62, 163.96)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0273, 165.35)

HWB

hwb(151.4, 60.8%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b09ba5

Analogous

#9bb09c

#9bb0a6

#9bafb0

Triadic

#9bb0a6

#a69bb0

#b0a69b

Split-complementary

#9bb0a6

#b09baf

#b09c9b

Tetradic

#9bb0a6

#9ba5b0

#b09ba5

#b0a69b

Square

#9bb0a6

#9c9bb0

#b09ba5

#afb09b

Shades

Color #9bb0a6 mixed toward black.

#7c988b

#617b6f

#495c53

#313e37

#181f1c

Tints

Color #9bb0a6 mixed toward white.

#acbdb5

#bccac4

#cdd7d2

#dee5e1

#eef2f0

Tones

Color #9bb0a6 mixed toward gray.

#9daea6

#9faca6

#a0aba6

#a2a9a6

#a4a7a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a8 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#a3a2a9 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#9caaab · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb0a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb0a6]

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Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#9bb0a6 (#9bb0a6) is rgb(155, 176, 166) in RGB.

No, #9bb0a6 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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