#9faeaf

Color #9faeaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9faeaf

RGB

rgb(159, 174, 175)

HSL

hsl(183.8, 9.1%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.8, 9.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 0.6%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(69.99, -5.01, -2.3)

LCH

lch(69.99, 5.51, 204.66)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0169, 201.55)

HWB

hwb(183.8, 62.4%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa09f

Analogous

#9fafa8

#9faeaf

#9fa6af

Triadic

#9faeaf

#af9fae

#aeaf9f

Split-complementary

#9faeaf

#af9fa6

#afa89f

Tetradic

#9faeaf

#a09faf

#afa09f

#aeaf9f

Square

#9faeaf

#a89faf

#afa09f

#a6af9f

Shades

Color #9faeaf mixed toward black.

#819496

#657879

#4c5a5b

#333c3d

#191e1e

Tints

Color #9faeaf mixed toward white.

#afbcbc

#bfc9ca

#cfd7d7

#dfe4e4

#eff2f2

Tones

Color #9faeaf mixed toward gray.

#a0adae

#a2acac

#a3abab

#a4a9aa

#a6a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6af · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a4af · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#a0afaf · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9faeaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9faeaf]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9faeaf (#9faeaf) is rgb(159, 174, 175) in RGB.

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

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