#9caca8

Color #9caca8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.37 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9caca8

RGB

rgb(156, 172, 168)

HSL

hsl(165, 8.8%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165, 9.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 0%, 2.3%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.04, -6.37, 0.15)

LCH

lch(69.04, 6.37, 178.65)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0188, 179.09)

HWB

hwb(165, 61.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac9ca0

Analogous

#9caca0

#9caca8

#9ca8ac

Triadic

#9caca8

#a89cac

#aca89c

Split-complementary

#9caca8

#ac9ca8

#aca09c

Tetradic

#9caca8

#9ca0ac

#ac9ca0

#aca89c

Square

#9caca8

#a09cac

#ac9ca0

#a8ac9c

Shades

Color #9caca8 mixed toward black.

#7e938e

#647772

#4b5956

#323b39

#191e1d

Tints

Color #9caca8 mixed toward white.

#acbab6

#bdc8c5

#cdd5d3

#dee3e2

#eef1f0

Tones

Color #9caca8 mixed toward gray.

#9daba7

#9fa9a7

#a0a8a6

#a1a7a5

#a3a5a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a9 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#a2a1a9 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#9daaaa · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9caca8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9caca8]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#9caca8 (#9caca8) is rgb(156, 172, 168) in RGB.

No, #9caca8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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