#9ca6a0

Color #9ca6a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.46 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca6a0

RGB

rgb(156, 166, 160)

HSL

hsl(144, 5.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(144, 6%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 0%, 3.6%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(67.19, -4.7, 1.88)

LCH

lch(67.19, 5.06, 158.2)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0142, 159.78)

HWB

hwb(144, 61.2%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a69ca2

Analogous

#9da69c

#9ca6a0

#9ca6a5

Triadic

#9ca6a0

#a09ca6

#a6a09c

Split-complementary

#9ca6a0

#a59ca6

#a69c9d

Tetradic

#9ca6a0

#9ca2a6

#a69ca2

#a6a09c

Square

#9ca6a0

#9c9da6

#a69ca2

#a6a59c

Shades

Color #9ca6a0 mixed toward black.

#808c85

#66716a

#4c5550

#333835

#191c1b

Tints

Color #9ca6a0 mixed toward white.

#acb5b0

#bdc4c0

#cdd2cf

#dee1df

#eef0ef

Tones

Color #9ca6a0 mixed toward gray.

#9da5a0

#9ea4a0

#9ea3a0

#9fa3a1

#a0a2a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1a1 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#a09fa2 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#9da3a3 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca6a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca6a0]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#9ca6a0 (#9ca6a0) is rgb(156, 166, 160) in RGB.

No, #9ca6a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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