#9cabb5

Color #9cabb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.59 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9cabb5

RGB

rgb(156, 171, 181)

HSL

hsl(204, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 5.5%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(69.13, -3.15, -6.91)

LCH

lch(69.13, 7.59, 245.49)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0222, 236.95)

HWB

hwb(204, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a69c

Analogous

#9cb5b3

#9cabb5

#9c9fb5

Triadic

#9cabb5

#b59cab

#abb59c

Split-complementary

#9cabb5

#b59c9f

#b5b39c

Tetradic

#9cabb5

#a69cb5

#b5a69c

#abb59c

Square

#9cabb5

#b39cb5

#b5a69c

#9fb59c

Shades

Color #9cabb5 mixed toward black.

#7c909d

#607481

#485760

#303a40

#181d20

Tints

Color #9cabb5 mixed toward white.

#adb9c1

#bdc7ce

#ced5da

#dee3e6

#eff1f3

Tones

Color #9cabb5 mixed toward gray.

#9eabb3

#a0aab1

#a2aaaf

#a4a9ad

#a6a9ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b3 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#a2a1b2 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#9db1b0 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9cabb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cabb5]

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Frequently asked questions

#9cabb5 (#9cabb5) is rgb(156, 171, 181) in RGB.

No, #9cabb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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