#9ab3bf

Color #9ab3bf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.47 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ab3bf

RGB

rgb(154, 179, 191)

HSL

hsl(199.5, 22.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.5, 19.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(71.47, -5.95, -8.96)

LCH

lch(71.47, 10.76, 236.41)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0325, 228.37)

HWB

hwb(199.5, 60.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfa69a

Analogous

#9abfb8

#9ab3bf

#9aa0bf

Triadic

#9ab3bf

#bf9ab3

#b3bf9a

Split-complementary

#9ab3bf

#bf9aa0

#bfb89a

Tetradic

#9ab3bf

#a69abf

#bfa69a

#b3bf9a

Square

#9ab3bf

#b89abf

#bfa69a

#a0bf9a

Shades

Color #9ab3bf mixed toward black.

#7798a9

#597c8d

#435d69

#2d3e46

#161f23

Tints

Color #9ab3bf mixed toward white.

#abc0ca

#bcccd4

#ccd9df

#dde6ea

#eef2f4

Tones

Color #9ab3bf mixed toward gray.

#9db2bc

#a0b1b9

#a3b0b6

#a6afb3

#a9adaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a6bc · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#a4a2bc · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#9bbab9 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ab3bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ab3bf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9ab3bf (#9ab3bf) is rgb(154, 179, 191) in RGB.

No, #9ab3bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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