#9ba1a0

Color #9ba1a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.2 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba1a0

RGB

rgb(155, 161, 160)

HSL

hsl(170, 3.1%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170, 3.7%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 0.6%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(65.75, -2.33, -0.23)

LCH

lch(65.75, 2.34, 185.64)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.007, 184.9)

HWB

hwb(170, 60.8%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a19b9c

Analogous

#9ba19d

#9ba1a0

#9b9fa1

Triadic

#9ba1a0

#a09ba1

#a1a09b

Split-complementary

#9ba1a0

#a19b9f

#a19d9b

Tetradic

#9ba1a0

#9b9ca1

#a19b9c

#a1a09b

Square

#9ba1a0

#9d9ba1

#a19b9c

#9fa19b

Shades

Color #9ba1a0 mixed toward black.

#808886

#666d6c

#4d5251

#333636

#1a1b1b

Tints

Color #9ba1a0 mixed toward white.

#acb1b0

#bcc0c0

#cdd0d0

#dee0df

#eeefef

Tones

Color #9ba1a0 mixed toward gray.

#9ca1a0

#9ca09f

#9da09f

#9d9f9f

#9e9f9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea0 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#9d9da0 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#9ba0a0 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba1a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba1a0]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9ba1a0 (#9ba1a0) is rgb(155, 161, 160) in RGB.

No, #9ba1a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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