#9ca5a3

Color #9ca5a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.23 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca5a3

RGB

rgb(156, 165, 163)

HSL

hsl(166.7, 4.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(166.7, 5.5%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 0%, 1.2%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(66.99, -3.58, -0.07)

LCH

lch(66.99, 3.58, 181.12)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0106, 181.08)

HWB

hwb(166.7, 61.2%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a59c9e

Analogous

#9ca59e

#9ca5a3

#9ca2a5

Triadic

#9ca5a3

#a39ca5

#a5a39c

Split-complementary

#9ca5a3

#a59ca2

#a59e9c

Tetradic

#9ca5a3

#9c9ea5

#a59c9e

#a5a39c

Square

#9ca5a3

#9e9ca5

#a59c9e

#a2a59c

Shades

Color #9ca5a3 mixed toward black.

#808b89

#66706e

#4c5452

#333837

#191c1b

Tints

Color #9ca5a3 mixed toward white.

#acb4b2

#bdc3c2

#cdd2d1

#dee1e0

#eef0f0

Tones

Color #9ca5a3 mixed toward gray.

#9da4a3

#9da3a2

#9ea3a2

#9fa2a1

#a0a1a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a3 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#9f9fa4 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#9ca4a4 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 4.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca5a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca5a3]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Turquoise #40e0d0

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#9ca5a3 (#9ca5a3) is rgb(156, 165, 163) in RGB.

No, #9ca5a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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