#9ca6aa

Color #9ca6aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.62 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca6aa

RGB

rgb(156, 166, 170)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 7.6%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 8.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 2.4%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(67.46, -2.72, -3.28)

LCH

lch(67.46, 4.26, 230.33)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0128, 223.42)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 61.2%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa09c

Analogous

#9caaa7

#9ca6aa

#9c9faa

Triadic

#9ca6aa

#aa9ca6

#a6aa9c

Split-complementary

#9ca6aa

#aa9c9f

#aaa79c

Tetradic

#9ca6aa

#a09caa

#aaa09c

#a6aa9c

Square

#9ca6aa

#a79caa

#aaa09c

#9faa9c

Shades

Color #9ca6aa mixed toward black.

#7f8c91

#647075

#4b5458

#32383a

#191c1d

Tints

Color #9ca6aa mixed toward white.

#acb5b8

#bdc4c6

#cdd2d4

#dee1e3

#eef0f1

Tones

Color #9ca6aa mixed toward gray.

#9da5a9

#9ea5a8

#9fa4a6

#a1a4a5

#a2a3a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1a9 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a09fa9 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#9da8a8 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca6aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca6aa]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9ca6aa (#9ca6aa) is rgb(156, 166, 170) in RGB.

No, #9ca6aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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