#9fa7ac

Color #9fa7ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.18 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa7ac

RGB

rgb(159, 167, 172)

HSL

hsl(203.1, 7.3%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.1, 7.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.01, -1.83, -3.55)

LCH

lch(68.01, 3.99, 242.73)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0116, 234.81)

HWB

hwb(203.1, 62.4%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca49f

Analogous

#9facab

#9fa7ac

#9fa0ac

Triadic

#9fa7ac

#ac9fa7

#a7ac9f

Split-complementary

#9fa7ac

#ac9fa0

#acab9f

Tetradic

#9fa7ac

#a49fac

#aca49f

#a7ac9f

Square

#9fa7ac

#ab9fac

#aca49f

#a0ac9f

Shades

Color #9fa7ac mixed toward black.

#818c92

#667076

#4d5459

#33383b

#1a1c1e

Tints

Color #9fa7ac mixed toward white.

#afb6ba

#bfc4c8

#cfd3d6

#dfe2e3

#eff0f1

Tones

Color #9fa7ac mixed toward gray.

#a0a7ab

#a1a6aa

#a2a6a9

#a3a6a8

#a4a6a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3ab · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#a2a1ab · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#9faaaa · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa7ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa7ac]

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Frequently asked questions

#9fa7ac (#9fa7ac) is rgb(159, 167, 172) in RGB.

No, #9fa7ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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