#9fafb6

Color #9fafb6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.95 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9fafb6

RGB

rgb(159, 175, 182)

HSL

hsl(198.3, 13.6%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.3, 12.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 3.8%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(70.46, -4.11, -5.47)

LCH

lch(70.46, 6.84, 233.08)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0205, 225.79)

HWB

hwb(198.3, 62.4%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6a69f

Analogous

#9fb6b2

#9fafb6

#9fa4b6

Triadic

#9fafb6

#b69faf

#afb69f

Split-complementary

#9fafb6

#b69fa4

#b6b29f

Tetradic

#9fafb6

#a69fb6

#b6a69f

#afb69f

Square

#9fafb6

#b29fb6

#b6a69f

#a4b69f

Shades

Color #9fafb6 mixed toward black.

#7f949e

#627881

#4a5a61

#313c41

#191e20

Tints

Color #9fafb6 mixed toward white.

#afbcc2

#bfcace

#cfd7db

#dfe4e7

#eff2f3

Tones

Color #9fafb6 mixed toward gray.

#a1aeb4

#a3aeb2

#a5adb0

#a7acae

#a9abad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b4 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a4b4 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#a0b3b3 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fafb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fafb6]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9fafb6 (#9fafb6) is rgb(159, 175, 182) in RGB.

No, #9fafb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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