#9ba2ae

Color #9ba2ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.6 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba2ae

RGB

rgb(155, 162, 174)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 10.5%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 10.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 6.9%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(66.42, -0.04, -7.06)

LCH

lch(66.42, 7.06, 269.68)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0192, 261.32)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 60.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea79b

Analogous

#9babae

#9ba2ae

#9d9bae

Triadic

#9ba2ae

#ae9ba2

#a2ae9b

Split-complementary

#9ba2ae

#ae9d9b

#abae9b

Tetradic

#9ba2ae

#a79bae

#aea79b

#a2ae9b

Square

#9ba2ae

#ae9bab

#aea79b

#9bae9d

Shades

Color #9ba2ae mixed toward black.

#7d8695

#626b79

#4a505b

#31353d

#191b1e

Tints

Color #9ba2ae mixed toward white.

#acb1bb

#bcc1c9

#cdd0d6

#dee0e4

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #9ba2ae mixed toward gray.

#9da2ac

#9ea3ab

#a0a3a9

#a1a4a8

#a3a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eab · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#9e9dab · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#9ba9a8 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba2ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba2ae]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ba2ae (#9ba2ae) is rgb(155, 162, 174) in RGB.

No, #9ba2ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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