#9facac

Color #9facac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.8 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9facac

RGB

rgb(159, 172, 172)

HSL

hsl(180, 7.3%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 7.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(69.37, -4.54, -1.56)

LCH

lch(69.37, 4.8, 198.96)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0146, 196.7)

HWB

hwb(180, 62.4%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac9f9f

Analogous

#9faca5

#9facac

#9fa5ac

Triadic

#9facac

#ac9fac

#acac9f

Split-complementary

#9facac

#ac9fa5

#aca59f

Tetradic

#9facac

#9f9fac

#ac9f9f

#acac9f

Square

#9facac

#a59fac

#ac9f9f

#a5ac9f

Shades

Color #9facac mixed toward black.

#819292

#667676

#4d5959

#333b3b

#1a1e1e

Tints

Color #9facac mixed toward white.

#afbaba

#bfc8c8

#cfd6d6

#dfe3e3

#eff1f1

Tones

Color #9facac mixed toward gray.

#a0abab

#a1aaaa

#a2a9a9

#a3a8a8

#a4a7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5ac · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#a4a3ac · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#a0acac · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9facac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9facac]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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