#9eb4b6

Color #9eb4b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.36 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb4b6

RGB

rgb(158, 180, 182)

HSL

hsl(185, 14.1%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185, 13.2%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 1.1%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(71.75, -7.12, -3.58)

LCH

lch(71.75, 7.97, 206.69)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0245, 203.32)

HWB

hwb(185, 62%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6a09e

Analogous

#9eb6ac

#9eb4b6

#9ea8b6

Triadic

#9eb4b6

#b69eb4

#b4b69e

Split-complementary

#9eb4b6

#b69ea8

#b6ac9e

Tetradic

#9eb4b6

#a09eb6

#b6a09e

#b4b69e

Square

#9eb4b6

#ac9eb6

#b6a09e

#a8b69e

Shades

Color #9eb4b6 mixed toward black.

#7e9b9e

#617f81

#495f61

#313f41

#182020

Tints

Color #9eb4b6 mixed toward white.

#aec1c2

#becdce

#cfdadb

#dfe6e7

#eff3f3

Tones

Color #9eb4b6 mixed toward gray.

#a0b2b4

#a2b1b2

#a4afb0

#a6adae

#a8acac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b6 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#a7a5b5 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#9fb5b5 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb4b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb4b6]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9eb4b6 (#9eb4b6) is rgb(158, 180, 182) in RGB.

No, #9eb4b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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