#9cacb3

Color #9cacb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.86 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9cacb3

RGB

rgb(156, 172, 179)

HSL

hsl(198.3, 13.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.3, 12.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 3.9%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.35, -4.12, -5.49)

LCH

lch(69.35, 6.86, 233.11)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0206, 225.78)

HWB

hwb(198.3, 61.2%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3a39c

Analogous

#9cb3af

#9cacb3

#9ca1b3

Triadic

#9cacb3

#b39cac

#acb39c

Split-complementary

#9cacb3

#b39ca1

#b3af9c

Tetradic

#9cacb3

#a39cb3

#b3a39c

#acb39c

Square

#9cacb3

#af9cb3

#b3a39c

#a1b39c

Shades

Color #9cacb3 mixed toward black.

#7c929b

#61757e

#49585f

#313b3f

#181d20

Tints

Color #9cacb3 mixed toward white.

#adbac0

#bdc8cc

#ced6d9

#dee3e6

#eff1f2

Tones

Color #9cacb3 mixed toward gray.

#9eabb1

#a0abaf

#a2aaad

#a4a9ab

#a6a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b1 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#a2a1b1 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#9db0b0 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cacb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cacb3]

Related colors

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Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9cacb3 (#9cacb3) is rgb(156, 172, 179) in RGB.

No, #9cacb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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