#9faaaf

Color #9faaaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.84 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9faaaf

RGB

rgb(159, 170, 175)

HSL

hsl(198.8, 9.1%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.8, 9.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(68.91, -2.85, -3.9)

LCH

lch(68.91, 4.83, 233.84)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0144, 226.68)

HWB

hwb(198.8, 62.4%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa49f

Analogous

#9fafac

#9faaaf

#9fa2af

Triadic

#9faaaf

#af9faa

#aaaf9f

Split-complementary

#9faaaf

#af9fa2

#afac9f

Tetradic

#9faaaf

#a49faf

#afa49f

#aaaf9f

Square

#9faaaf

#ac9faf

#afa49f

#a2af9f

Shades

Color #9faaaf mixed toward black.

#818f96

#657379

#4c565b

#333a3d

#191d1e

Tints

Color #9faaaf mixed toward white.

#afb8bc

#bfc6ca

#cfd5d7

#dfe3e4

#eff1f2

Tones

Color #9faaaf mixed toward gray.

#a0aaae

#a2a9ac

#a3a9ab

#a4a8aa

#a6a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ae · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#a3a2ae · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#a0adad · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9faaaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9faaaf]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9faaaf (#9faaaf) is rgb(159, 170, 175) in RGB.

No, #9faaaf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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