#9ba5b4

Color #9ba5b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.13 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba5b4

RGB

rgb(155, 165, 180)

HSL

hsl(216, 14.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 13.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.9%, 8.3%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(67.41, -0.42, -8.93)

LCH

lch(67.41, 8.94, 267.31)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0246, 258.28)

HWB

hwb(216, 60.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4aa9b

Analogous

#9bb2b4

#9ba5b4

#9e9bb4

Triadic

#9ba5b4

#b49ba5

#a5b49b

Split-complementary

#9ba5b4

#b49e9b

#b2b49b

Tetradic

#9ba5b4

#aa9bb4

#b4aa9b

#a5b49b

Square

#9ba5b4

#b49bb2

#b4aa9b

#9bb49e

Shades

Color #9ba5b4 mixed toward black.

#7b889c

#606c80

#485160

#303640

#181b20

Tints

Color #9ba5b4 mixed toward white.

#acb4c1

#bcc3cd

#cdd2da

#dee1e6

#eef0f3

Tones

Color #9ba5b4 mixed toward gray.

#9da5b2

#9fa6b0

#a1a6ae

#a3a7ac

#a5a7aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9fa0b1 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#9f9eb0 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#9caead · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba5b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba5b4]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ba5b4 (#9ba5b4) is rgb(155, 165, 180) in RGB.

No, #9ba5b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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