#9ca2ad

Color #9ca2ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca2ad

RGB

rgb(156, 162, 173)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 9.4%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 9.8%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(66.46, 0.09, -6.42)

LCH

lch(66.46, 6.42, 270.8)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0173, 262.71)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 61.2%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada79c

Analogous

#9caaad

#9ca2ad

#9e9cad

Triadic

#9ca2ad

#ad9ca2

#a2ad9c

Split-complementary

#9ca2ad

#ad9e9c

#aaad9c

Tetradic

#9ca2ad

#a79cad

#ada79c

#a2ad9c

Square

#9ca2ad

#ad9caa

#ada79c

#9cad9e

Shades

Color #9ca2ad mixed toward black.

#7e8694

#636b78

#4b505a

#32353c

#191b1e

Tints

Color #9ca2ad mixed toward white.

#acb1bb

#bdc1c8

#cdd0d6

#dee0e4

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #9ca2ad mixed toward gray.

#9da2ac

#9fa3aa

#a0a3a9

#a2a4a7

#a3a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9faa · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9e9eaa · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#9ca8a8 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca2ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca2ad]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ca2ad (#9ca2ad) is rgb(156, 162, 173) in RGB.

No, #9ca2ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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