#9caaad

Color #9caaad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.39 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9caaad

RGB

rgb(156, 170, 173)

HSL

hsl(190.6, 9.4%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.6, 9.8%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.63, -4.28, -3.22)

LCH

lch(68.63, 5.36, 216.96)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0164, 212.04)

HWB

hwb(190.6, 61.2%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad9f9c

Analogous

#9cada7

#9caaad

#9ca1ad

Triadic

#9caaad

#ad9caa

#aaad9c

Split-complementary

#9caaad

#ad9ca1

#ada79c

Tetradic

#9caaad

#9f9cad

#ad9f9c

#aaad9c

Square

#9caaad

#a79cad

#ad9f9c

#a1ad9c

Shades

Color #9caaad mixed toward black.

#7e9094

#637478

#4b575a

#323a3c

#191d1e

Tints

Color #9caaad mixed toward white.

#acb8bb

#bdc6c8

#cdd4d6

#dee3e4

#eef1f1

Tones

Color #9caaad mixed toward gray.

#9da9ac

#9fa8aa

#a0a7a9

#a2a6a7

#a3a5a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2ac · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#a1a0ac · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#9dacac · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9caaad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9caaad]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9caaad (#9caaad) is rgb(156, 170, 173) in RGB.

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

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