#9cb9a7

Color #9cb9a7

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 15.04 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb9a7

RGB

rgb(156, 185, 167)

HSL

hsl(142.8, 17.2%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(142.8, 15.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 0%, 9.7%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.6, -13.44, 5.85)

LCH

lch(72.6, 14.66, 156.48)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0406, 158.04)

HWB

hwb(142.8, 61.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b99cae

Analogous

#a0b99c

#9cb9a7

#9cb9b6

Triadic

#9cb9a7

#a79cb9

#b9a79c

Split-complementary

#9cb9a7

#b69cb9

#b99ca0

Tetradic

#9cb9a7

#9caeb9

#b99cae

#b9a79c

Square

#9cb9a7

#9ca0b9

#b99cae

#b9b69c

Shades

Color #9cb9a7 mixed toward black.

#7ba28a

#5e856d

#476452

#2f4337

#18211b

Tints

Color #9cb9a7 mixed toward white.

#adc5b6

#bdd0c4

#cedcd3

#dee8e2

#eff3f0

Tones

Color #9cb9a7 mixed toward gray.

#9eb7a8

#a1b4a8

#a3b2a9

#a6afa9

#a8adaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aaac · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#a8a5ad · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#9eafb0 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb9a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb9a7]

Related colors

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Medium Sea Green #3cb371

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Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#9cb9a7 (#9cb9a7) is rgb(156, 185, 167) in RGB.

No, #9cb9a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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