#9caab8

Color #9caab8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.06 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9caab8

RGB

rgb(156, 170, 184)

HSL

hsl(210, 16.5%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 15.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 7.6%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(68.95, -1.96, -8.84)

LCH

lch(68.95, 9.05, 257.5)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0258, 248.12)

HWB

hwb(210, 61.2%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8aa9c

Analogous

#9cb8b8

#9caab8

#9c9cb8

Triadic

#9caab8

#b89caa

#aab89c

Split-complementary

#9caab8

#b89c9c

#b8b89c

Tetradic

#9caab8

#aa9cb8

#b8aa9c

#aab89c

Square

#9caab8

#b89cb8

#b8aa9c

#9cb89c

Shades

Color #9caab8 mixed toward black.

#7b8ea0

#5f7184

#475563

#2f3942

#181c21

Tints

Color #9caab8 mixed toward white.

#adb8c4

#bdc6d0

#ced5dc

#dee3e7

#eff1f3

Tones

Color #9caab8 mixed toward gray.

#9eaab6

#a1aab3

#a3aab1

#a5aaaf

#a8aaac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2b5 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#a1a0b4 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#9db2b2 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9caab8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9caab8]

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Frequently asked questions

#9caab8 (#9caab8) is rgb(156, 170, 184) in RGB.

No, #9caab8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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