#9eaeae

Color #9eaeae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.91 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9eaeae

RGB

rgb(158, 174, 174)

HSL

hsl(180, 9%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 9.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(69.89, -5.56, -1.9)

LCH

lch(69.89, 5.88, 198.87)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0179, 196.91)

HWB

hwb(180, 62%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae9e9e

Analogous

#9eaea6

#9eaeae

#9ea6ae

Triadic

#9eaeae

#ae9eae

#aeae9e

Split-complementary

#9eaeae

#ae9ea6

#aea69e

Tetradic

#9eaeae

#9e9eae

#ae9e9e

#aeae9e

Square

#9eaeae

#a69eae

#ae9e9e

#a6ae9e

Shades

Color #9eaeae mixed toward black.

#809595

#657979

#4c5a5a

#323c3c

#191e1e

Tints

Color #9eaeae mixed toward white.

#aebcbc

#bec9c9

#ced7d7

#dfe4e4

#eff2f2

Tones

Color #9eaeae mixed toward gray.

#9fadad

#a1abab

#a2aaaa

#a3a9a9

#a5a7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5ae · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#a4a3ae · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#9faeae · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eaeae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eaeae]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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