#9aa8a6

Color #9aa8a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.55 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa8a6

RGB

rgb(154, 168, 166)

HSL

hsl(171.4, 7.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171.4, 8.3%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 0%, 1.2%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67.75, -5.31, -0.65)

LCH

lch(67.75, 5.35, 186.98)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.016, 186.46)

HWB

hwb(171.4, 60.4%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a89a9c

Analogous

#9aa89f

#9aa8a6

#9aa3a8

Triadic

#9aa8a6

#a69aa8

#a8a69a

Split-complementary

#9aa8a6

#a89aa3

#a89f9a

Tetradic

#9aa8a6

#9a9ca8

#a89a9c

#a8a69a

Square

#9aa8a6

#9f9aa8

#a89a9c

#a3a89a

Shades

Color #9aa8a6 mixed toward black.

#7d8f8c

#637371

#4a5655

#323a38

#191d1c

Tints

Color #9aa8a6 mixed toward white.

#abb6b5

#bcc5c4

#ccd3d2

#dde2e1

#eef0f0

Tones

Color #9aa8a6 mixed toward gray.

#9ba7a5

#9ca6a4

#9da4a3

#9fa3a3

#a0a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a6 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#9f9ea7 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#9ba7a7 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 6.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa8a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa8a6]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9aa8a6 (#9aa8a6) is rgb(154, 168, 166) in RGB.

No, #9aa8a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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