#9bb5ab

Color #9bb5ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.33 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb5ab

RGB

rgb(155, 181, 171)

HSL

hsl(156.9, 14.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(156.9, 14.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 0%, 5.5%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.52, -10.9, 2.1)

LCH

lch(71.52, 11.1, 169.09)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0319, 170.24)

HWB

hwb(156.9, 60.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b59ba5

Analogous

#9bb59e

#9bb5ab

#9bb2b5

Triadic

#9bb5ab

#ab9bb5

#b5ab9b

Split-complementary

#9bb5ab

#b59bb2

#b59e9b

Tetradic

#9bb5ab

#9ba5b5

#b59ba5

#b5ab9b

Square

#9bb5ab

#9e9bb5

#b59ba5

#b2b59b

Shades

Color #9bb5ab mixed toward black.

#7b9d90

#5f8174

#486157

#30403a

#18201d

Tints

Color #9bb5ab mixed toward white.

#acc1b9

#bccec7

#cddad5

#dee6e3

#eef3f1

Tones

Color #9bb5ab mixed toward gray.

#9db3ab

#9fb1aa

#a2afaa

#a4aca9

#a6aaa9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7ad · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a3ae · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#9cafb0 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb5ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb5ab]

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Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#9bb5ab (#9bb5ab) is rgb(155, 181, 171) in RGB.

No, #9bb5ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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