#9baca6

Color #9baca6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.2 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9baca6

RGB

rgb(155, 172, 166)

HSL

hsl(158.8, 9.3%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(158.8, 9.9%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 0%, 3.5%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.91, -7.11, 1.06)

LCH

lch(68.91, 7.19, 171.52)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0209, 172.57)

HWB

hwb(158.8, 60.8%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac9ba1

Analogous

#9bac9d

#9baca6

#9ba9ac

Triadic

#9baca6

#a69bac

#aca69b

Split-complementary

#9baca6

#ac9ba9

#ac9d9b

Tetradic

#9baca6

#9ba1ac

#ac9ba1

#aca69b

Square

#9baca6

#9d9bac

#ac9ba1

#a9ac9b

Shades

Color #9baca6 mixed toward black.

#7d938b

#637770

#4a5954

#313c38

#191e1c

Tints

Color #9baca6 mixed toward white.

#acbab5

#bcc8c4

#cdd5d2

#dee3e1

#eef1f0

Tones

Color #9baca6 mixed toward gray.

#9caba6

#9ea9a5

#9fa8a5

#a1a6a4

#a2a5a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a7 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#a2a0a8 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#9ca9a9 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9baca6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9baca6]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#9baca6 (#9baca6) is rgb(155, 172, 166) in RGB.

No, #9baca6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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