#9ea7b6

Color #9ea7b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.85 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea7b6

RGB

rgb(158, 167, 182)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 14.1%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 13.2%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 8.2%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(68.23, -0.09, -8.79)

LCH

lch(68.23, 8.79, 269.41)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.024, 260.66)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 62%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6ad9e

Analogous

#9eb3b6

#9ea7b6

#a19eb6

Triadic

#9ea7b6

#b69ea7

#a7b69e

Split-complementary

#9ea7b6

#b6a19e

#b3b69e

Tetradic

#9ea7b6

#ad9eb6

#b6ad9e

#a7b69e

Square

#9ea7b6

#b69eb3

#b6ad9e

#9eb6a1

Shades

Color #9ea7b6 mixed toward black.

#7e8a9e

#616d81

#495261

#313741

#181b20

Tints

Color #9ea7b6 mixed toward white.

#aeb6c2

#bec4ce

#cfd3db

#dfe2e7

#eff0f3

Tones

Color #9ea7b6 mixed toward gray.

#a0a8b4

#a2a8b2

#a4a9b0

#a6a9ae

#a8aaac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2b3 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#a1a1b2 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#9eb0af · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea7b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea7b6]

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

#9ea7b6 (#9ea7b6) is rgb(158, 167, 182) in RGB.

No, #9ea7b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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