#9cabb9

Color #9cabb9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.23 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#9cabb9

RGB

rgb(156, 171, 185)

HSL

hsl(209, 17.2%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209, 15.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 7.6%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.25, -2.29, -8.94)

LCH

lch(69.25, 9.23, 255.63)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0264, 246.35)

HWB

hwb(209, 61.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9aa9c

Analogous

#9cb9b9

#9cabb9

#9c9db9

Triadic

#9cabb9

#b99cab

#abb99c

Split-complementary

#9cabb9

#b99c9d

#b9b99c

Tetradic

#9cabb9

#aa9cb9

#b9aa9c

#abb99c

Square

#9cabb9

#b99cb9

#b9aa9c

#9db99c

Shades

Color #9cabb9 mixed toward black.

#7b8fa2

#5e7285

#475664

#2f3943

#181d21

Tints

Color #9cabb9 mixed toward white.

#adb9c5

#bdc7d0

#ced5dc

#dee3e8

#eff1f3

Tones

Color #9cabb9 mixed toward gray.

#9eabb7

#a1abb4

#a3abb2

#a6abaf

#a8abad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b6 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#a2a1b5 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#9db3b3 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cabb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cabb9]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9cabb9 (#9cabb9) is rgb(156, 171, 185) in RGB.

No, #9cabb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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