#9ca2a8

Color #9ca2a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.92 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca2a8

RGB

rgb(156, 162, 168)

HSL

hsl(210, 6.5%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 7.1%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 3.6%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(66.32, -0.94, -3.85)

LCH

lch(66.32, 3.96, 256.28)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0111, 247.82)

HWB

hwb(210, 61.2%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8a29c

Analogous

#9ca8a8

#9ca2a8

#9c9ca8

Triadic

#9ca2a8

#a89ca2

#a2a89c

Split-complementary

#9ca2a8

#a89c9c

#a8a89c

Tetradic

#9ca2a8

#a29ca8

#a8a29c

#a2a89c

Square

#9ca2a8

#a89ca8

#a8a29c

#9ca89c

Shades

Color #9ca2a8 mixed toward black.

#7f878f

#656c73

#4c5156

#323639

#191b1d

Tints

Color #9ca2a8 mixed toward white.

#acb1b6

#bdc1c5

#cdd0d3

#dee0e2

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #9ca2a8 mixed toward gray.

#9da2a7

#9ea2a6

#9fa2a5

#a0a2a4

#a1a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa7 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea6 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#9ca5a5 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca2a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca2a8]

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Frequently asked questions

#9ca2a8 (#9ca2a8) is rgb(156, 162, 168) in RGB.

No, #9ca2a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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