#9ea4ae

Color #9ea4ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.25 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea4ae

RGB

rgb(158, 164, 174)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 9%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 9.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(67.18, -0.12, -5.9)

LCH

lch(67.18, 5.9, 268.83)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.016, 260.66)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 62%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea89e

Analogous

#9eacae

#9ea4ae

#a09eae

Triadic

#9ea4ae

#ae9ea4

#a4ae9e

Split-complementary

#9ea4ae

#aea09e

#acae9e

Tetradic

#9ea4ae

#a89eae

#aea89e

#a4ae9e

Square

#9ea4ae

#ae9eac

#aea89e

#9eaea0

Shades

Color #9ea4ae mixed toward black.

#808895

#656c79

#4c515a

#32363c

#191b1e

Tints

Color #9ea4ae mixed toward white.

#aeb3bc

#bec2c9

#ced2d7

#dfe1e4

#eff0f2

Tones

Color #9ea4ae mixed toward gray.

#9fa4ad

#a1a5ab

#a2a5aa

#a3a5a9

#a5a6a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1ac · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a0ab · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#9eaaa9 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea4ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea4ae]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ea4ae (#9ea4ae) is rgb(158, 164, 174) in RGB.

No, #9ea4ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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