#9a9c9c

Color #9a9c9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.1 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#9a9c9c

RGB

rgb(154, 156, 156)

HSL

hsl(180, 1%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 1.3%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(64.2, -0.72, -0.25)

LCH

lch(64.2, 0.76, 199.15)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0023, 197.65)

HWB

hwb(180, 60.4%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c9a9a

Analogous

#9a9c9b

#9a9c9c

#9a9b9c

Triadic

#9a9c9c

#9c9a9c

#9c9c9a

Split-complementary

#9a9c9c

#9c9a9b

#9c9b9a

Tetradic

#9a9c9c

#9a9a9c

#9c9a9a

#9c9c9a

Square

#9a9c9c

#9b9a9c

#9c9a9a

#9b9c9a

Shades

Color #9a9c9c mixed toward black.

#808282

#666868

#4d4e4e

#333434

#1a1a1a

Tints

Color #9a9c9c mixed toward white.

#abadad

#bcbdbd

#cdcece

#dddede

#eeefef

Tones

Color #9a9c9c mixed toward gray.

#9a9c9c

#9b9c9c

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Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b9c · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#9b9b9c · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#9a9c9c · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9a9c9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a9c9c]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#9a9c9c (#9a9c9c) is rgb(154, 156, 156) in RGB.

No, #9a9c9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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