#9cb4a6

Color #9cb4a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.01 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb4a6

RGB

rgb(156, 180, 166)

HSL

hsl(145, 13.8%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(145, 13.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 0%, 7.8%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(71.19, -11.02, 4.37)

LCH

lch(71.19, 11.85, 158.37)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0331, 159.87)

HWB

hwb(145, 61.2%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b49caa

Analogous

#9eb49c

#9cb4a6

#9cb4b2

Triadic

#9cb4a6

#a69cb4

#b4a69c

Split-complementary

#9cb4a6

#b29cb4

#b49c9e

Tetradic

#9cb4a6

#9caab4

#b49caa

#b4a69c

Square

#9cb4a6

#9c9eb4

#b49caa

#b4b29c

Shades

Color #9cb4a6 mixed toward black.

#7c9c89

#617f6d

#486052

#304037

#18201b

Tints

Color #9cb4a6 mixed toward white.

#adc1b5

#bdcdc4

#cedad3

#dee6e1

#eff3f0

Tones

Color #9cb4a6 mixed toward gray.

#9eb2a6

#a0b0a7

#a2aea7

#a4aca7

#a6aaa8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7aa · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a4aa · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#9dacad · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb4a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb4a6]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#9cb4a6 (#9cb4a6) is rgb(156, 180, 166) in RGB.

No, #9cb4a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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