#9eabae

Color #9eabae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.02 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9eabae

RGB

rgb(158, 171, 174)

HSL

hsl(191.3, 9%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.3, 9.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(69.08, -3.94, -3.1)

LCH

lch(69.08, 5.01, 218.2)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0153, 213.27)

HWB

hwb(191.3, 62%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea19e

Analogous

#9eaea9

#9eabae

#9ea3ae

Triadic

#9eabae

#ae9eab

#abae9e

Split-complementary

#9eabae

#ae9ea3

#aea99e

Tetradic

#9eabae

#a19eae

#aea19e

#abae9e

Square

#9eabae

#a99eae

#aea19e

#a3ae9e

Shades

Color #9eabae mixed toward black.

#809195

#657579

#4c585a

#323a3c

#191d1e

Tints

Color #9eabae mixed toward white.

#aeb9bc

#bec7c9

#ced5d7

#dfe3e4

#eff1f2

Tones

Color #9eabae mixed toward gray.

#9faaad

#a1a9ab

#a2a9aa

#a3a8a9

#a5a7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ad · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#a3a2ad · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#9fadad · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eabae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eabae]

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9eabae (#9eabae) is rgb(158, 171, 174) in RGB.

No, #9eabae 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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