#9ea7b1

Color #9ea7b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.45 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea7b1

RGB

rgb(158, 167, 177)

HSL

hsl(211.6, 10.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.6, 10.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 5.6%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(68.08, -1.14, -6.24)

LCH

lch(68.08, 6.34, 259.65)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0178, 250.95)

HWB

hwb(211.6, 62%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1a89e

Analogous

#9eb1b1

#9ea7b1

#9f9eb1

Triadic

#9ea7b1

#b19ea7

#a7b19e

Split-complementary

#9ea7b1

#b19f9e

#b1b19e

Tetradic

#9ea7b1

#a89eb1

#b1a89e

#a7b19e

Square

#9ea7b1

#b19eb1

#b1a89e

#9eb19f

Shades

Color #9ea7b1 mixed toward black.

#7f8b98

#646f7c

#4b535d

#32383e

#191c1f

Tints

Color #9ea7b1 mixed toward white.

#aeb6be

#bec4cb

#cfd3d8

#dfe2e5

#eff0f2

Tones

Color #9ea7b1 mixed toward gray.

#a0a7af

#a1a7ae

#a3a7ac

#a4a7ab

#a6a7a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2af · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a1ae · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#9eadac · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea7b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea7b1]

Related colors

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Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9ea7b1 (#9ea7b1) is rgb(158, 167, 177) in RGB.

No, #9ea7b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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