#9aa1a1

Color #9aa1a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.41 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa1a1

RGB

rgb(154, 161, 161)

HSL

hsl(180, 3.6%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 4.3%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 0%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(65.7, -2.49, -0.87)

LCH

lch(65.7, 2.64, 199.26)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.008, 196.63)

HWB

hwb(180, 60.4%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a19a9a

Analogous

#9aa19e

#9aa1a1

#9a9ea1

Triadic

#9aa1a1

#a19aa1

#a1a19a

Split-complementary

#9aa1a1

#a19a9e

#a19e9a

Tetradic

#9aa1a1

#9a9aa1

#a19a9a

#a1a19a

Square

#9aa1a1

#9e9aa1

#a19a9a

#9ea19a

Shades

Color #9aa1a1 mixed toward black.

#7f8888

#656d6d

#4c5252

#333636

#191b1b

Tints

Color #9aa1a1 mixed toward white.

#abb1b1

#bcc0c0

#cdd0d0

#dde0e0

#eeefef

Tones

Color #9aa1a1 mixed toward gray.

#9ba1a1

#9ba0a0

#9c9f9f

#9d9e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da1 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#9d9ca1 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#9aa1a1 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa1a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa1a1]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#9aa1a1 (#9aa1a1) is rgb(154, 161, 161) in RGB.

No, #9aa1a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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