#9ca9b1

Color #9ca9b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.42 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca9b1

RGB

rgb(156, 169, 177)

HSL

hsl(202.9, 11.9%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.9, 11.9%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 4.5%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(68.47, -2.91, -5.67)

LCH

lch(68.47, 6.37, 242.83)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0187, 234.78)

HWB

hwb(202.9, 61.2%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1a49c

Analogous

#9cb1af

#9ca9b1

#9c9eb1

Triadic

#9ca9b1

#b19ca9

#a9b19c

Split-complementary

#9ca9b1

#b19c9e

#b1af9c

Tetradic

#9ca9b1

#a49cb1

#b1a49c

#a9b19c

Square

#9ca9b1

#af9cb1

#b1a49c

#9eb19c

Shades

Color #9ca9b1 mixed toward black.

#7d8e99

#62727c

#49565d

#31393e

#181d1f

Tints

Color #9ca9b1 mixed toward white.

#acb7be

#bdc6cb

#cdd4d8

#dee2e5

#eef1f2

Tones

Color #9ca9b1 mixed toward gray.

#9ea9af

#9fa8ae

#a1a8ac

#a3a7aa

#a5a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2af · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#a1a0af · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#9daead · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 6.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca9b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca9b1]

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Frequently asked questions

#9ca9b1 (#9ca9b1) is rgb(156, 169, 177) in RGB.

No, #9ca9b1 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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