#9ca1ac

Color #9ca1ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.03 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca1ac

RGB

rgb(156, 161, 172)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 8.8%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 9.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(66.16, 0.43, -6.31)

LCH

lch(66.16, 6.32, 273.9)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0169, 266.28)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 61.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca79c

Analogous

#9ca9ac

#9ca1ac

#9f9cac

Triadic

#9ca1ac

#ac9ca1

#a1ac9c

Split-complementary

#9ca1ac

#ac9f9c

#a9ac9c

Tetradic

#9ca1ac

#a79cac

#aca79c

#a1ac9c

Square

#9ca1ac

#ac9ca9

#aca79c

#9cac9f

Shades

Color #9ca1ac mixed toward black.

#7e8593

#646a77

#4b4f59

#32353b

#191a1e

Tints

Color #9ca1ac mixed toward white.

#acb1ba

#bdc0c8

#cdd0d5

#dee0e3

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #9ca1ac mixed toward gray.

#9da1ab

#9fa2a9

#a0a2a8

#a1a3a7

#a3a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea9 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea9 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#9ca7a7 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca1ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca1ac]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ca1ac (#9ca1ac) is rgb(156, 161, 172) in RGB.

No, #9ca1ac 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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