#9fadaf

Color #9fadaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.24 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9fadaf

RGB

rgb(159, 173, 175)

HSL

hsl(187.5, 9.1%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.5, 9.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 1.1%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(69.72, -4.47, -2.7)

LCH

lch(69.72, 5.22, 211.13)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.016, 207.21)

HWB

hwb(187.5, 62.4%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa19f

Analogous

#9fafa9

#9fadaf

#9fa5af

Triadic

#9fadaf

#af9fad

#adaf9f

Split-complementary

#9fadaf

#af9fa5

#afa99f

Tetradic

#9fadaf

#a19faf

#afa19f

#adaf9f

Square

#9fadaf

#a99faf

#afa19f

#a5af9f

Shades

Color #9fadaf mixed toward black.

#819396

#657779

#4c595b

#333b3d

#191e1e

Tints

Color #9fadaf mixed toward white.

#afbbbc

#bfc8ca

#cfd6d7

#dfe4e4

#eff1f2

Tones

Color #9fadaf mixed toward gray.

#a0acae

#a2abac

#a3aaab

#a4a9aa

#a6a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5af · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#a4a3ae · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#a0aeae · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fadaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fadaf]

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Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#9fadaf (#9fadaf) is rgb(159, 173, 175) in RGB.

No, #9fadaf 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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