#9ea9b3

Color #9ea9b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.73 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea9b3

RGB

rgb(158, 169, 179)

HSL

hsl(208.6, 12.1%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.6, 11.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 5.6%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(68.68, -1.82, -6.46)

LCH

lch(68.68, 6.71, 254.27)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0191, 245.58)

HWB

hwb(208.6, 62%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3a89e

Analogous

#9eb3b3

#9ea9b3

#9e9fb3

Triadic

#9ea9b3

#b39ea9

#a9b39e

Split-complementary

#9ea9b3

#b39e9f

#b3b39e

Tetradic

#9ea9b3

#a89eb3

#b3a89e

#a9b39e

Square

#9ea9b3

#b39eb3

#b3a89e

#9fb39e

Shades

Color #9ea9b3 mixed toward black.

#7f8d9a

#63717e

#4a555e

#31393f

#191c1f

Tints

Color #9ea9b3 mixed toward white.

#aeb7c0

#bec6cc

#cfd4d9

#dfe2e6

#eff1f2

Tones

Color #9ea9b3 mixed toward gray.

#a0a9b1

#a2a9b0

#a3a9ae

#a5a9ac

#a7a9aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b1 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#a2a1b0 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#9fafae · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 6.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea9b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea9b3]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9ea9b3 (#9ea9b3) is rgb(158, 169, 179) in RGB.

No, #9ea9b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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