#9cb5a9

Color #9cb5a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.66 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb5a9

RGB

rgb(156, 181, 169)

HSL

hsl(151.2, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(151.2, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(71.54, -10.96, 3.23)

LCH

lch(71.54, 11.43, 163.58)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0323, 164.93)

HWB

hwb(151.2, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b59ca8

Analogous

#9cb59d

#9cb5a9

#9cb5b5

Triadic

#9cb5a9

#a99cb5

#b5a99c

Split-complementary

#9cb5a9

#b59cb5

#b59d9c

Tetradic

#9cb5a9

#9ca8b5

#b59ca8

#b5a99c

Square

#9cb5a9

#9d9cb5

#b59ca8

#b5b59c

Shades

Color #9cb5a9 mixed toward black.

#7c9d8d

#608171

#486055

#304039

#18201c

Tints

Color #9cb5a9 mixed toward white.

#adc1b7

#bdcec6

#cedad4

#dee6e2

#eff3f1

Tones

Color #9cb5a9 mixed toward gray.

#9eb3a9

#a0b1a9

#a2afa9

#a4ada9

#a6aba9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8ac · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a4ad · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#9daeaf · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb5a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb5a9]

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Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#9cb5a9 (#9cb5a9) is rgb(156, 181, 169) in RGB.

No, #9cb5a9 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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