#a9b1b2

Color #a9b1b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.82 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b1b2

RGB

rgb(169, 177, 178)

HSL

hsl(186.7, 5.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.7, 5.1%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 0.6%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(71.62, -2.6, -1.48)

LCH

lch(71.62, 2.99, 209.65)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0091, 206)

HWB

hwb(186.7, 66.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2aaa9

Analogous

#a9b2ae

#a9b1b2

#a9acb2

Triadic

#a9b1b2

#b2a9b1

#b1b2a9

Split-complementary

#a9b1b2

#b2a9ac

#b2aea9

Tetradic

#a9b1b2

#aaa9b2

#b2aaa9

#b1b2a9

Square

#a9b1b2

#aea9b2

#b2aaa9

#acb2a9

Shades

Color #a9b1b2 mixed toward black.

#8a9597

#6d797a

#525a5b

#373c3d

#1b1e1e

Tints

Color #a9b1b2 mixed toward white.

#b7bebf

#c6cbcc

#d4d8d8

#e2e5e5

#f1f2f2

Tones

Color #a9b1b2 mixed toward gray.

#aab0b1

#aab0b0

#abafb0

#acafaf

#adaeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb2 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#acabb2 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#a9b2b2 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b1b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b1b2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a9b1b2 (#a9b1b2) is rgb(169, 177, 178) in RGB.

No, #a9b1b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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