#9fb6ab

Color #9fb6ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.86 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#9fb6ab

RGB

rgb(159, 182, 171)

HSL

hsl(151.3, 13.6%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(151.3, 12.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 0%, 6%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(72.07, -10.07, 2.93)

LCH

lch(72.07, 10.49, 163.78)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0297, 165.17)

HWB

hwb(151.3, 62.4%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b69faa

Analogous

#9fb6a0

#9fb6ab

#9fb6b6

Triadic

#9fb6ab

#ab9fb6

#b6ab9f

Split-complementary

#9fb6ab

#b69fb6

#b6a09f

Tetradic

#9fb6ab

#9faab6

#b69faa

#b6ab9f

Square

#9fb6ab

#a09fb6

#b69faa

#b6b69f

Shades

Color #9fb6ab mixed toward black.

#7f9e8f

#628172

#4a6156

#314139

#19201d

Tints

Color #9fb6ab mixed toward white.

#afc2b9

#bfcec7

#cfdbd5

#dfe7e3

#eff3f1

Tones

Color #9fb6ab mixed toward gray.

#a1b4ab

#a3b2ab

#a5b0ab

#a7aeab

#a9adab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aaae · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a6ae · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#a0b0b0 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 11.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb6ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb6ab]

Related colors

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#9fb6ab (#9fb6ab) is rgb(159, 182, 171) in RGB.

No, #9fb6ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #9fb6ab, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast