#9babae

Color #9babae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.05 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9babae

RGB

rgb(155, 171, 174)

HSL

hsl(189.5, 10.5%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.5, 10.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(68.86, -4.96, -3.45)

LCH

lch(68.86, 6.04, 214.82)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0185, 210.17)

HWB

hwb(189.5, 60.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae9e9b

Analogous

#9baea7

#9babae

#9ba1ae

Triadic

#9babae

#ae9bab

#abae9b

Split-complementary

#9babae

#ae9ba1

#aea79b

Tetradic

#9babae

#9e9bae

#ae9e9b

#abae9b

Square

#9babae

#a79bae

#ae9e9b

#a1ae9b

Shades

Color #9babae mixed toward black.

#7d9295

#627679

#4a585b

#313b3d

#191d1e

Tints

Color #9babae mixed toward white.

#acb9bb

#bcc7c9

#cdd5d6

#dee3e4

#eef1f1

Tones

Color #9babae mixed toward gray.

#9daaac

#9ea9ab

#a0a8a9

#a1a7a8

#a3a6a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2ad · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#a1a0ad · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#9cadad · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9babae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9babae]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9babae (#9babae) is rgb(155, 171, 174) in RGB.

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

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