#9ca8a2

Color #9ca8a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.83 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ca8a2

RGB

rgb(156, 168, 162)

HSL

hsl(150, 6.5%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(150, 7.1%, 65.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(67.79, -5.4, 1.64)

LCH

lch(67.79, 5.64, 163.11)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.016, 164.4)

HWB

hwb(150, 61.2%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a89ca2

Analogous

#9ca89c

#9ca8a2

#9ca8a8

Triadic

#9ca8a2

#a29ca8

#a8a29c

Split-complementary

#9ca8a2

#a89ca8

#a89c9c

Tetradic

#9ca8a2

#9ca2a8

#a89ca2

#a8a29c

Square

#9ca8a2

#9c9ca8

#a89ca2

#a8a89c

Shades

Color #9ca8a2 mixed toward black.

#7f8f87

#65736c

#4c5651

#323936

#191d1b

Tints

Color #9ca8a2 mixed toward white.

#acb6b1

#bdc5c1

#cdd3d0

#dee2e0

#eef0ef

Tones

Color #9ca8a2 mixed toward gray.

#9da7a2

#9ea6a2

#9fa5a2

#a0a4a2

#a1a3a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1a3 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#a1a0a4 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#9da5a5 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ca8a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ca8a2]

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Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#9ca8a2 (#9ca8a2) is rgb(156, 168, 162) in RGB.

No, #9ca8a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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