#9eb6ac

Color #9eb6ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.83 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb6ac

RGB

rgb(158, 182, 172)

HSL

hsl(155, 14.1%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(155, 13.2%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 0%, 5.5%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(72.03, -10.21, 2.31)

LCH

lch(72.03, 10.47, 167.25)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.03, 168.47)

HWB

hwb(155, 62%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b69ea8

Analogous

#9eb6a0

#9eb6ac

#9eb4b6

Triadic

#9eb6ac

#ac9eb6

#b6ac9e

Split-complementary

#9eb6ac

#b69eb4

#b6a09e

Tetradic

#9eb6ac

#9ea8b6

#b69ea8

#b6ac9e

Square

#9eb6ac

#a09eb6

#b69ea8

#b4b69e

Shades

Color #9eb6ac mixed toward black.

#7e9e90

#618174

#496157

#31413a

#18201d

Tints

Color #9eb6ac mixed toward white.

#aec2ba

#becec8

#cfdbd6

#dfe7e3

#eff3f1

Tones

Color #9eb6ac mixed toward gray.

#a0b4ac

#a2b2ab

#a4b0ab

#a6aeab

#a8acaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ae · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#a8a6af · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#9fb0b1 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb6ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb6ac]

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Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#9eb6ac (#9eb6ac) is rgb(158, 182, 172) in RGB.

No, #9eb6ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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