#9caba5

Color #9caba5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.58 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9caba5

RGB

rgb(156, 171, 165)

HSL

hsl(156, 8.2%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(156, 8.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 3.5%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.69, -6.43, 1.29)

LCH

lch(68.69, 6.56, 168.66)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0189, 169.94)

HWB

hwb(156, 61.2%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab9ca2

Analogous

#9cab9d

#9caba5

#9ca9ab

Triadic

#9caba5

#a59cab

#aba59c

Split-complementary

#9caba5

#ab9ca9

#ab9d9c

Tetradic

#9caba5

#9ca2ab

#ab9ca2

#aba59c

Square

#9caba5

#9d9cab

#ab9ca2

#a9ab9c

Shades

Color #9caba5 mixed toward black.

#7e928a

#64766f

#4b5853

#323b37

#191d1c

Tints

Color #9caba5 mixed toward white.

#acb9b4

#bdc7c3

#cdd5d2

#dee3e1

#eef1f0

Tones

Color #9caba5 mixed toward gray.

#9daaa5

#9ea8a4

#a0a7a4

#a1a6a4

#a2a5a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a6 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#a2a1a7 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#9da8a8 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9caba5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9caba5]

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Frequently asked questions

#9caba5 (#9caba5) is rgb(156, 171, 165) in RGB.

No, #9caba5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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