#9ea6b5

Color #9ea6b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.78 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea6b5

RGB

rgb(158, 166, 181)

HSL

hsl(219.1, 13.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.1, 12.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 8.3%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(67.93, 0.25, -8.68)

LCH

lch(67.93, 8.68, 271.65)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0236, 263.18)

HWB

hwb(219.1, 62%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5ad9e

Analogous

#9eb2b5

#9ea6b5

#a29eb5

Triadic

#9ea6b5

#b59ea6

#a6b59e

Split-complementary

#9ea6b5

#b5a29e

#b2b59e

Tetradic

#9ea6b5

#ad9eb5

#b5ad9e

#a6b59e

Square

#9ea6b5

#b59eb2

#b5ad9e

#9eb5a2

Shades

Color #9ea6b5 mixed toward black.

#7e899d

#626c80

#495160

#313640

#181b20

Tints

Color #9ea6b5 mixed toward white.

#aeb5c1

#bec4ce

#cfd3da

#dfe1e6

#eff0f3

Tones

Color #9ea6b5 mixed toward gray.

#a0a7b3

#a2a7b1

#a4a8af

#a6a8ad

#a8a9ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2b2 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a1a0b1 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#9eafae · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea6b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea6b5]

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

#9ea6b5 (#9ea6b5) is rgb(158, 166, 181) in RGB.

No, #9ea6b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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