#9facab

Color #9facab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.86 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9facab

RGB

rgb(159, 172, 171)

HSL

hsl(175.4, 7.3%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(175.4, 7.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 0%, 0.6%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.34, -4.74, -1.05)

LCH

lch(69.34, 4.85, 192.49)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0147, 191.39)

HWB

hwb(175.4, 62.4%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac9fa0

Analogous

#9faca4

#9facab

#9fa6ac

Triadic

#9facab

#ab9fac

#acab9f

Split-complementary

#9facab

#ac9fa6

#aca49f

Tetradic

#9facab

#9fa0ac

#ac9fa0

#acab9f

Square

#9facab

#a49fac

#ac9fa0

#a6ac9f

Shades

Color #9facab mixed toward black.

#819291

#667675

#4d5958

#333b3b

#1a1e1d

Tints

Color #9facab mixed toward white.

#afbab9

#bfc8c7

#cfd6d5

#dfe3e3

#eff1f1

Tones

Color #9facab mixed toward gray.

#a0abaa

#a1aaa9

#a2a9a8

#a3a8a7

#a4a7a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5ab · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#a4a3ab · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#a0abab · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9facab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9facab]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Turquoise #40e0d0

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9facab (#9facab) is rgb(159, 172, 171) in RGB.

No, #9facab 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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