#9cb9b0

Color #9cb9b0

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.27 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb9b0

RGB

rgb(156, 185, 176)

HSL

hsl(161.4, 17.2%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(161.4, 15.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 0%, 4.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.83, -11.66, 1.27)

LCH

lch(72.83, 11.73, 173.78)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0341, 174.61)

HWB

hwb(161.4, 61.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b99ca5

Analogous

#9cb9a2

#9cb9b0

#9cb4b9

Triadic

#9cb9b0

#b09cb9

#b9b09c

Split-complementary

#9cb9b0

#b99cb4

#b9a29c

Tetradic

#9cb9b0

#9ca5b9

#b99ca5

#b9b09c

Square

#9cb9b0

#a29cb9

#b99ca5

#b4b99c

Shades

Color #9cb9b0 mixed toward black.

#7ba296

#5e8579

#47645b

#2f433d

#18211e

Tints

Color #9cb9b0 mixed toward white.

#adc5bd

#bdd0ca

#cedcd8

#dee8e5

#eff3f2

Tones

Color #9cb9b0 mixed toward gray.

#9eb7af

#a1b4ae

#a3b2ad

#a6afac

#a8adac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aab2 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#a8a5b3 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#9eb4b4 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb9b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb9b0]

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Frequently asked questions

#9cb9b0 (#9cb9b0) is rgb(156, 185, 176) in RGB.

No, #9cb9b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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