#9ca09f

Color #9ca09f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.06 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca09f

RGB

rgb(156, 160, 159)

HSL

hsl(165, 2.1%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165, 2.5%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 0.6%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(65.52, -1.62, 0.02)

LCH

lch(65.52, 1.62, 179.29)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0048, 180)

HWB

hwb(165, 61.2%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a09c9d

Analogous

#9ca09d

#9ca09f

#9c9fa0

Triadic

#9ca09f

#9f9ca0

#a09f9c

Split-complementary

#9ca09f

#a09c9f

#a09d9c

Tetradic

#9ca09f

#9c9da0

#a09c9d

#a09f9c

Square

#9ca09f

#9d9ca0

#a09c9d

#9fa09c

Shades

Color #9ca09f mixed toward black.

#818685

#676c6b

#4d5150

#343635

#1a1b1b

Tints

Color #9ca09f mixed toward white.

#adb0af

#bdc0bf

#ced0cf

#dedfdf

#efefef

Tones

Color #9ca09f mixed toward gray.

#9ca09f

#9d9f9f

#9d9f9e

#9e9e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e9f · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#9e9d9f · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#9c9f9f · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 2.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca09f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca09f]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#9ca09f (#9ca09f) is rgb(156, 160, 159) in RGB.

No, #9ca09f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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