#9bacb6

Color #9bacb6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.09 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9bacb6

RGB

rgb(155, 172, 182)

HSL

hsl(202.2, 15.6%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.2, 14.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 5.5%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(69.36, -3.81, -7.13)

LCH

lch(69.36, 8.08, 241.88)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0239, 233.51)

HWB

hwb(202.2, 60.8%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6a59b

Analogous

#9bb6b3

#9bacb6

#9b9fb6

Triadic

#9bacb6

#b69bac

#acb69b

Split-complementary

#9bacb6

#b69b9f

#b6b39b

Tetradic

#9bacb6

#a59bb6

#b6a59b

#acb69b

Square

#9bacb6

#b39bb6

#b6a59b

#9fb69b

Shades

Color #9bacb6 mixed toward black.

#7b919e

#5f7582

#475861

#2f3a41

#181d20

Tints

Color #9bacb6 mixed toward white.

#acbac2

#bcc8ce

#cdd6db

#dee3e7

#eef1f3

Tones

Color #9bacb6 mixed toward gray.

#9dabb4

#a0abb2

#a2aaaf

#a4aaad

#a6a9ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b4 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#a2a0b3 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#9cb2b1 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9bacb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bacb6]

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Frequently asked questions

#9bacb6 (#9bacb6) is rgb(155, 172, 182) in RGB.

No, #9bacb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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