#9ca6b7

Color #9ca6b7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.04 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca6b7

RGB

rgb(156, 166, 183)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 15.8%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 14.8%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 9.3%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(67.84, 0.01, -9.94)

LCH

lch(67.84, 9.94, 270.06)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0271, 261.09)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 61.2%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7ad9c

Analogous

#9cb4b7

#9ca6b7

#a09cb7

Triadic

#9ca6b7

#b79ca6

#a6b79c

Split-complementary

#9ca6b7

#b7a09c

#b4b79c

Tetradic

#9ca6b7

#ad9cb7

#b7ad9c

#a6b79c

Square

#9ca6b7

#b79cb4

#b7ad9c

#9cb7a0

Shades

Color #9ca6b7 mixed toward black.

#7b899f

#5f6c83

#475162

#303641

#181b21

Tints

Color #9ca6b7 mixed toward white.

#adb5c3

#bdc4cf

#ced3db

#dee1e7

#eff0f3

Tones

Color #9ca6b7 mixed toward gray.

#9ea7b5

#a1a7b3

#a3a8b0

#a5a8ae

#a7a9ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1b3 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#a09fb2 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#9db0af · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca6b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca6b7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ca6b7 (#9ca6b7) is rgb(156, 166, 183) in RGB.

No, #9ca6b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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