#9ea2ab

Color #9ea2ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.82 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea2ab

RGB

rgb(158, 162, 171)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 7.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 7.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 5.3%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(66.56, 0.37, -5.15)

LCH

lch(66.56, 5.16, 274.11)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0138, 266.68)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 62%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba79e

Analogous

#9ea8ab

#9ea2ab

#a09eab

Triadic

#9ea2ab

#ab9ea2

#a2ab9e

Split-complementary

#9ea2ab

#aba09e

#a8ab9e

Tetradic

#9ea2ab

#a79eab

#aba79e

#a2ab9e

Square

#9ea2ab

#ab9ea8

#aba79e

#9eaba0

Shades

Color #9ea2ab mixed toward black.

#818692

#666b76

#4c5058

#33353b

#191b1d

Tints

Color #9ea2ab mixed toward white.

#aeb1b9

#bec1c7

#ced0d5

#dfe0e3

#efeff1

Tones

Color #9ea2ab mixed toward gray.

#9fa2aa

#a0a3a9

#a1a3a8

#a2a4a7

#a3a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a9 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#a09fa8 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#9ea7a7 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea2ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea2ab]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ea2ab (#9ea2ab) is rgb(158, 162, 171) in RGB.

No, #9ea2ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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