#9aa8b9

Color #9aa8b9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.5 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa8b9

RGB

rgb(154, 168, 185)

HSL

hsl(212.9, 18.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.9, 16.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 9.2%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(68.3, -1.31, -10.38)

LCH

lch(68.3, 10.46, 262.81)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0293, 253.36)

HWB

hwb(212.9, 60.4%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9ab9a

Analogous

#9ab8b9

#9aa8b9

#9c9ab9

Triadic

#9aa8b9

#b99aa8

#a8b99a

Split-complementary

#9aa8b9

#b99c9a

#b8b99a

Tetradic

#9aa8b9

#ab9ab9

#b9ab9a

#a8b99a

Square

#9aa8b9

#b99ab8

#b9ab9a

#9ab99c

Shades

Color #9aa8b9 mixed toward black.

#798ba2

#5d6f86

#455364

#2e3843

#171c21

Tints

Color #9aa8b9 mixed toward white.

#abb7c5

#bcc5d0

#cdd4dc

#dde2e8

#eef1f3

Tones

Color #9aa8b9 mixed toward gray.

#9da8b6

#9fa9b4

#a2a9b1

#a4a9af

#a7a9ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0b5 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#9f9eb4 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#9bb2b1 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa8b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa8b9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#9aa8b9 (#9aa8b9) is rgb(154, 168, 185) in RGB.

No, #9aa8b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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