#9ea7ad

Color #9ea7ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.8 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea7ad

RGB

rgb(158, 167, 173)

HSL

hsl(204, 8.4%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 8.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 3.5%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(67.96, -1.97, -4.19)

LCH

lch(67.96, 4.63, 244.82)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0134, 236.55)

HWB

hwb(204, 62%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada49e

Analogous

#9eadac

#9ea7ad

#9e9fad

Triadic

#9ea7ad

#ad9ea7

#a7ad9e

Split-complementary

#9ea7ad

#ad9e9f

#adac9e

Tetradic

#9ea7ad

#a49ead

#ada49e

#a7ad9e

Square

#9ea7ad

#ac9ead

#ada49e

#9fad9e

Shades

Color #9ea7ad mixed toward black.

#808c94

#657078

#4c545a

#33383c

#191c1e

Tints

Color #9ea7ad mixed toward white.

#aeb6bb

#bec4c8

#ced3d6

#dfe2e4

#eff0f1

Tones

Color #9ea7ad mixed toward gray.

#9fa7ac

#a0a6ab

#a2a6a9

#a3a6a8

#a4a6a7

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

#a2a2ac · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a1a1ab · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#9eaaaa · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea7ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea7ad]

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Frequently asked questions

#9ea7ad (#9ea7ad) is rgb(158, 167, 173) in RGB.

No, #9ea7ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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