#9fa5a5

Color #9fa5a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.99 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa5a5

RGB

rgb(159, 165, 165)

HSL

hsl(180, 3.2%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 3.6%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 0%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(67.28, -2.13, -0.74)

LCH

lch(67.28, 2.25, 199.16)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0069, 196.86)

HWB

hwb(180, 62.4%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a59f9f

Analogous

#9fa5a2

#9fa5a5

#9fa2a5

Triadic

#9fa5a5

#a59fa5

#a5a59f

Split-complementary

#9fa5a5

#a59fa2

#a5a29f

Tetradic

#9fa5a5

#9f9fa5

#a59f9f

#a5a59f

Square

#9fa5a5

#a29fa5

#a59f9f

#a2a59f

Shades

Color #9fa5a5 mixed toward black.

#838b8b

#686f6f

#4e5454

#343838

#1a1c1c

Tints

Color #9fa5a5 mixed toward white.

#afb4b4

#bfc3c3

#cfd2d2

#dfe1e1

#eff0f0

Tones

Color #9fa5a5 mixed toward gray.

#9fa4a4

#a0a4a4

#a0a3a3

#a1a3a3

#a1a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a5 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#a1a1a5 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#9fa5a5 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 3.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa5a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa5a5]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#9fa5a5 (#9fa5a5) is rgb(159, 165, 165) in RGB.

No, #9fa5a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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