#9ca2a4

Color #9ca2a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.93 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca2a4

RGB

rgb(156, 162, 164)

HSL

hsl(195, 4.2%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 4.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 1.2%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(66.2, -1.74, -1.78)

LCH

lch(66.2, 2.49, 225.65)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0075, 219.61)

HWB

hwb(195, 61.2%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a49e9c

Analogous

#9ca4a2

#9ca2a4

#9c9ea4

Triadic

#9ca2a4

#a49ca2

#a2a49c

Split-complementary

#9ca2a4

#a49c9e

#a4a29c

Tetradic

#9ca2a4

#9e9ca4

#a49e9c

#a2a49c

Square

#9ca2a4

#a29ca4

#a49e9c

#9ea49c

Shades

Color #9ca2a4 mixed toward black.

#80888a

#666d6f

#4d5253

#333638

#1a1b1c

Tints

Color #9ca2a4 mixed toward white.

#acb1b3

#bdc1c2

#cdd0d1

#dee0e1

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #9ca2a4 mixed toward gray.

#9da2a3

#9da1a3

#9ea1a2

#9fa1a1

#9fa0a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa4 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea3 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#9ca3a3 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca2a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca2a4]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9ca2a4 (#9ca2a4) is rgb(156, 162, 164) in RGB.

No, #9ca2a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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