#9ca7b4

Color #9ca7b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.19 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca7b4

RGB

rgb(156, 167, 180)

HSL

hsl(212.5, 13.8%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.5, 13.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 7.2%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(68.02, -1.18, -8.01)

LCH

lch(68.02, 8.1, 261.62)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0226, 252.53)

HWB

hwb(212.5, 61.2%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4a99c

Analogous

#9cb3b4

#9ca7b4

#9d9cb4

Triadic

#9ca7b4

#b49ca7

#a7b49c

Split-complementary

#9ca7b4

#b49d9c

#b3b49c

Tetradic

#9ca7b4

#a99cb4

#b4a99c

#a7b49c

Square

#9ca7b4

#b49cb3

#b4a99c

#9cb49d

Shades

Color #9ca7b4 mixed toward black.

#7c8b9c

#616f7f

#485360

#303740

#181c20

Tints

Color #9ca7b4 mixed toward white.

#adb6c1

#bdc4cd

#ced3da

#dee2e6

#eff0f3

Tones

Color #9ca7b4 mixed toward gray.

#9ea7b2

#a0a7b0

#a2a8ae

#a4a8ac

#a6a8aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1b1 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#a09fb0 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#9dafae · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca7b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca7b4]

Related colors

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9ca7b4 (#9ca7b4) is rgb(156, 167, 180) in RGB.

No, #9ca7b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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