#9ba7af

Color #9ba7af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.3 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba7af

RGB

rgb(155, 167, 175)

HSL

hsl(204, 11.1%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 11.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 4.6%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(67.8, -2.57, -5.57)

LCH

lch(67.8, 6.13, 245.23)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0179, 236.84)

HWB

hwb(204, 60.8%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa39b

Analogous

#9bafad

#9ba7af

#9b9daf

Triadic

#9ba7af

#af9ba7

#a7af9b

Split-complementary

#9ba7af

#af9b9d

#afad9b

Tetradic

#9ba7af

#a39baf

#afa39b

#a7af9b

Square

#9ba7af

#ad9baf

#afa39b

#9daf9b

Shades

Color #9ba7af mixed toward black.

#7c8c97

#62707a

#49545c

#31383d

#181c1f

Tints

Color #9ba7af mixed toward white.

#acb6bc

#bcc4ca

#cdd3d7

#dee2e4

#eef0f2

Tones

Color #9ba7af mixed toward gray.

#9da7ad

#9ea6ac

#a0a6aa

#a2a6a8

#a3a5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0ad · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#a09fad · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#9cacab · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba7af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba7af]

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Frequently asked questions

#9ba7af (#9ba7af) is rgb(155, 167, 175) in RGB.

No, #9ba7af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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