#9ca2ae

Color #9ca2ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.47 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca2ae

RGB

rgb(156, 162, 174)

HSL

hsl(220, 10%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 10.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 6.9%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(66.49, 0.3, -6.94)

LCH

lch(66.49, 6.95, 272.48)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0187, 264.47)

HWB

hwb(220, 61.2%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea89c

Analogous

#9cabae

#9ca2ae

#9f9cae

Triadic

#9ca2ae

#ae9ca2

#a2ae9c

Split-complementary

#9ca2ae

#ae9f9c

#abae9c

Tetradic

#9ca2ae

#a89cae

#aea89c

#a2ae9c

Square

#9ca2ae

#ae9cab

#aea89c

#9cae9f

Shades

Color #9ca2ae mixed toward black.

#7e8695

#636a79

#4a505b

#31353c

#191b1e

Tints

Color #9ca2ae mixed toward white.

#acb1bb

#bdc1c9

#cdd0d6

#dee0e4

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #9ca2ae mixed toward gray.

#9da2ac

#9fa3ab

#a0a3a9

#a2a4a8

#a3a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

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

#9f9fab · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9e9eab · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#9ca9a8 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca2ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca2ae]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ca2ae (#9ca2ae) is rgb(156, 162, 174) in RGB.

No, #9ca2ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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