#9cacaf

Color #9cacaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.03 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9cacaf

RGB

rgb(156, 172, 175)

HSL

hsl(189.5, 10.6%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.5, 10.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(69.23, -4.95, -3.44)

LCH

lch(69.23, 6.03, 214.8)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0185, 210.17)

HWB

hwb(189.5, 61.2%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#af9f9c

Analogous

#9cafa8

#9cacaf

#9ca2af

Triadic

#9cacaf

#af9cac

#acaf9c

Split-complementary

#9cacaf

#af9ca2

#afa89c

Tetradic

#9cacaf

#9f9caf

#af9f9c

#acaf9c

Square

#9cacaf

#a89caf

#af9f9c

#a2af9c

Shades

Color #9cacaf mixed toward black.

#7e9296

#63767a

#4a595c

#313b3d

#191e1f

Tints

Color #9cacaf mixed toward white.

#adbabc

#bdc8ca

#ced5d7

#dee3e4

#eff1f2

Tones

Color #9cacaf mixed toward gray.

#9eabad

#9faaac

#a1a9aa

#a2a8a9

#a4a7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3ae · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#a2a1ae · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#9daeae · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cacaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cacaf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9cacaf (#9cacaf) is rgb(156, 172, 175) in RGB.

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

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