#9ba0a4

Color #9ba0a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.65 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba0a4

RGB

rgb(155, 160, 164)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 4.7%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 5.5%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 2.4%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(65.59, -0.99, -2.7)

LCH

lch(65.59, 2.88, 249.86)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0082, 241.56)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 60.8%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a49f9b

Analogous

#9ba4a3

#9ba0a4

#9b9ba4

Triadic

#9ba0a4

#a49ba0

#a0a49b

Split-complementary

#9ba0a4

#a49b9b

#a4a39b

Tetradic

#9ba0a4

#9f9ba4

#a49f9b

#a0a49b

Square

#9ba0a4

#a39ba4

#a49f9b

#9ba49b

Shades

Color #9ba0a4 mixed toward black.

#7f858b

#656b6f

#4c5053

#333538

#191b1c

Tints

Color #9ba0a4 mixed toward white.

#acb0b3

#bcc0c2

#cdcfd1

#dedfe1

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #9ba0a4 mixed toward gray.

#9ca0a3

#9ca0a2

#9da0a2

#9ea0a1

#9f9fa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da3 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#9d9da3 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#9ba2a2 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba0a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba0a4]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#9ba0a4 (#9ba0a4) is rgb(155, 160, 164) in RGB.

No, #9ba0a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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