#9cb5af

Color #9cb5af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.07 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb5af

RGB

rgb(156, 181, 175)

HSL

hsl(165.6, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165.6, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 0%, 3.3%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.7, -9.76, 0.17)

LCH

lch(71.7, 9.76, 179)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0288, 179.4)

HWB

hwb(165.6, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b59ca2

Analogous

#9cb5a3

#9cb5af

#9cafb5

Triadic

#9cb5af

#af9cb5

#b5af9c

Split-complementary

#9cb5af

#b59caf

#b5a39c

Tetradic

#9cb5af

#9ca2b5

#b59ca2

#b5af9c

Square

#9cb5af

#a39cb5

#b59ca2

#afb59c

Shades

Color #9cb5af mixed toward black.

#7c9d95

#608179

#48605b

#30403c

#18201e

Tints

Color #9cb5af mixed toward white.

#adc1bc

#bdceca

#cedad7

#dee6e4

#eff3f2

Tones

Color #9cb5af mixed toward gray.

#9eb3ae

#a0b1ad

#a2afac

#a4adab

#a6abaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8b0 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a4b1 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#9db2b2 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb5af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb5af]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Turquoise #40e0d0

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#9cb5af (#9cb5af) is rgb(156, 181, 175) in RGB.

No, #9cb5af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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