#9ca9b5

Color #9ca9b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.01 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca9b5

RGB

rgb(156, 169, 181)

HSL

hsl(208.8, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.8, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 6.6%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(68.59, -2.06, -7.71)

LCH

lch(68.59, 7.98, 255.04)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0228, 245.91)

HWB

hwb(208.8, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a89c

Analogous

#9cb5b5

#9ca9b5

#9c9db5

Triadic

#9ca9b5

#b59ca9

#a9b59c

Split-complementary

#9ca9b5

#b59c9d

#b5b59c

Tetradic

#9ca9b5

#a89cb5

#b5a89c

#a9b59c

Square

#9ca9b5

#b59cb5

#b5a89c

#9db59c

Shades

Color #9ca9b5 mixed toward black.

#7c8d9d

#607181

#485560

#303940

#181c20

Tints

Color #9ca9b5 mixed toward white.

#adb7c1

#bdc6ce

#ced4da

#dee2e6

#eff1f3

Tones

Color #9ca9b5 mixed toward gray.

#9ea9b3

#a0a9b1

#a2a9af

#a4a9ad

#a6a9ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2b2 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a0b2 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#9db0af · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca9b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca9b5]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

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Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9ca9b5 (#9ca9b5) is rgb(156, 169, 181) in RGB.

No, #9ca9b5 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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