#9ca09c

Color #9ca09c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.67 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca09c

RGB

rgb(156, 160, 156)

HSL

hsl(120, 2.1%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 2.5%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 2.5%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(65.44, -2.2, 1.58)

LCH

lch(65.44, 2.71, 144.31)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0073, 145.01)

HWB

hwb(120, 61.2%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a09ca0

Analogous

#9ea09c

#9ca09c

#9ca09e

Triadic

#9ca09c

#9c9ca0

#a09c9c

Split-complementary

#9ca09c

#9e9ca0

#a09c9e

Tetradic

#9ca09c

#9ca0a0

#a09ca0

#a09c9c

Square

#9ca09c

#9c9ea0

#a09ca0

#a09e9c

Shades

Color #9ca09c mixed toward black.

#818681

#676c67

#4d514d

#343634

#1a1b1a

Tints

Color #9ca09c mixed toward white.

#adb0ad

#bdc0bd

#ced0ce

#dedfde

#efefef

Tones

Color #9ca09c mixed toward gray.

#9ca09c

#9d9f9d

#9e9e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e9d · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#9e9d9d · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#9c9e9e · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca09c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca09c]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#9ca09c (#9ca09c) is rgb(156, 160, 156) in RGB.

No, #9ca09c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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