#9aa1b0

Color #9aa1b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.17 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa1b0

RGB

rgb(154, 161, 176)

HSL

hsl(220.9, 12.2%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.9, 12.5%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 8.5%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(66.13, 0.59, -8.61)

LCH

lch(66.13, 8.63, 273.92)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0233, 265.81)

HWB

hwb(220.9, 60.4%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0a99a

Analogous

#9aacb0

#9aa1b0

#9e9ab0

Triadic

#9aa1b0

#b09aa1

#a1b09a

Split-complementary

#9aa1b0

#b09e9a

#acb09a

Tetradic

#9aa1b0

#a99ab0

#b0a99a

#a1b09a

Square

#9aa1b0

#b09aac

#b0a99a

#9ab09e

Shades

Color #9aa1b0 mixed toward black.

#7b8498

#61697b

#484f5d

#30353e

#181a1f

Tints

Color #9aa1b0 mixed toward white.

#abb1bd

#bcc0ca

#cdd0d7

#dde0e5

#eeeff2

Tones

Color #9aa1b0 mixed toward gray.

#9ca2ae

#9ea2ac

#9fa3aa

#a1a4a9

#a3a4a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dad · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#9d9cac · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#9aaaa9 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa1b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa1b0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9aa1b0 (#9aa1b0) is rgb(154, 161, 176) in RGB.

No, #9aa1b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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