#9caab0

Color #9caab0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.03 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9caab0

RGB

rgb(156, 170, 176)

HSL

hsl(198, 11.2%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198, 11.4%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 3.4%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(68.72, -3.66, -4.76)

LCH

lch(68.72, 6, 232.44)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.018, 225.22)

HWB

hwb(198, 61.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0a29c

Analogous

#9cb0ac

#9caab0

#9ca0b0

Triadic

#9caab0

#b09caa

#aab09c

Split-complementary

#9caab0

#b09ca0

#b0ac9c

Tetradic

#9caab0

#a29cb0

#b0a29c

#aab09c

Square

#9caab0

#ac9cb0

#b0a29c

#a0b09c

Shades

Color #9caab0 mixed toward black.

#7d9097

#62747b

#4a575c

#313a3e

#191d1f

Tints

Color #9caab0 mixed toward white.

#adb8bd

#bdc6ca

#ced4d7

#dee3e5

#eff1f2

Tones

Color #9caab0 mixed toward gray.

#9ea9ae

#9fa9ad

#a1a8ab

#a3a7a9

#a4a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2af · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#a1a0ae · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#9dadad · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9caab0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9caab0]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9caab0 (#9caab0) is rgb(156, 170, 176) in RGB.

No, #9caab0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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