#9ca0ab

Color #9ca0ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.1 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca0ab

RGB

rgb(156, 160, 171)

HSL

hsl(224, 8.2%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224, 8.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.86, 0.78, -6.19)

LCH

lch(65.86, 6.24, 277.18)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0166, 270)

HWB

hwb(224, 61.2%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba79c

Analogous

#9ca7ab

#9ca0ab

#9f9cab

Triadic

#9ca0ab

#ab9ca0

#a0ab9c

Split-complementary

#9ca0ab

#ab9f9c

#a7ab9c

Tetradic

#9ca0ab

#a79cab

#aba79c

#a0ab9c

Square

#9ca0ab

#ab9ca7

#aba79c

#9cab9f

Shades

Color #9ca0ab mixed toward black.

#7e8492

#646976

#4b4f58

#32343b

#191a1d

Tints

Color #9ca0ab mixed toward white.

#acb0b9

#bdc0c7

#cdcfd5

#dedfe3

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #9ca0ab mixed toward gray.

#9da1aa

#9ea1a8

#a0a2a7

#a1a2a6

#a2a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea8 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#9e9da8 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#9ca6a6 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca0ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca0ab]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ca0ab (#9ca0ab) is rgb(156, 160, 171) in RGB.

No, #9ca0ab 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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