#9ab8bf

Color #9ab8bf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.63 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ab8bf

RGB

rgb(154, 184, 191)

HSL

hsl(191.4, 22.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.4, 19.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.83, -8.62, -6.93)

LCH

lch(72.83, 11.06, 218.8)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0341, 213.41)

HWB

hwb(191.4, 60.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfa19a

Analogous

#9abfb3

#9ab8bf

#9aa5bf

Triadic

#9ab8bf

#bf9ab8

#b8bf9a

Split-complementary

#9ab8bf

#bf9aa5

#bfb39a

Tetradic

#9ab8bf

#a19abf

#bfa19a

#b8bf9a

Square

#9ab8bf

#b39abf

#bfa19a

#a5bf9a

Shades

Color #9ab8bf mixed toward black.

#779fa9

#59838d

#436269

#2d4146

#162123

Tints

Color #9ab8bf mixed toward white.

#abc4ca

#bcd0d4

#ccdbdf

#dde7ea

#eef3f4

Tones

Color #9ab8bf mixed toward gray.

#9db6bc

#a0b4b9

#a3b2b6

#a6b0b3

#a9aeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8bd · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a4bd · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#9cbcbc · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ab8bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ab8bf]

Related colors

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9ab8bf (#9ab8bf) is rgb(154, 184, 191) in RGB.

No, #9ab8bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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