#9ca0a2

Color #9ca0a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.08 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca0a2

RGB

rgb(156, 160, 162)

HSL

hsl(200, 3.1%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 3.7%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 1.2%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(65.61, -1.04, -1.54)

LCH

lch(65.61, 1.86, 235.97)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0055, 228.72)

HWB

hwb(200, 61.2%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a29e9c

Analogous

#9ca2a1

#9ca0a2

#9c9da2

Triadic

#9ca0a2

#a29ca0

#a0a29c

Split-complementary

#9ca0a2

#a29c9d

#a2a19c

Tetradic

#9ca0a2

#9e9ca2

#a29e9c

#a0a29c

Square

#9ca0a2

#a19ca2

#a29e9c

#9da29c

Shades

Color #9ca0a2 mixed toward black.

#818688

#676b6d

#4d5052

#333637

#1a1b1b

Tints

Color #9ca0a2 mixed toward white.

#adb0b2

#bdc0c1

#ced0d1

#dedfe0

#efeff0

Tones

Color #9ca0a2 mixed toward gray.

#9da0a2

#9da0a1

#9ea0a1

#9e9fa0

#9f9fa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea2 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#9e9da1 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#9ca1a1 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 2.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca0a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca0a2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9ca0a2 (#9ca0a2) is rgb(156, 160, 162) in RGB.

No, #9ca0a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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