#9ea8ab

Color #9ea8ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.16 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea8ab

RGB

rgb(158, 168, 171)

HSL

hsl(193.8, 7.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.8, 7.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 1.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.18, -2.92, -2.76)

LCH

lch(68.18, 4.02, 223.39)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0121, 217.63)

HWB

hwb(193.8, 62%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba19e

Analogous

#9eaba7

#9ea8ab

#9ea1ab

Triadic

#9ea8ab

#ab9ea8

#a8ab9e

Split-complementary

#9ea8ab

#ab9ea1

#aba79e

Tetradic

#9ea8ab

#a19eab

#aba19e

#a8ab9e

Square

#9ea8ab

#a79eab

#aba19e

#a1ab9e

Shades

Color #9ea8ab mixed toward black.

#818e92

#667276

#4c5558

#33393b

#191c1d

Tints

Color #9ea8ab mixed toward white.

#aeb6b9

#bec5c7

#ced3d5

#dfe2e3

#eff0f1

Tones

Color #9ea8ab mixed toward gray.

#9fa7aa

#a0a7a9

#a1a6a8

#a2a6a7

#a3a5a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a3aa · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#a2a1aa · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#9faaaa · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea8ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea8ab]

Related colors

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

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Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9ea8ab (#9ea8ab) is rgb(158, 168, 171) in RGB.

No, #9ea8ab is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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