#9ea1a5

Color #9ea1a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.98 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea1a5

RGB

rgb(158, 161, 165)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 3.7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 4.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 2.4%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(66.12, -0.29, -2.45)

LCH

lch(66.12, 2.47, 263.25)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0067, 255.34)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 62%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a29e

Analogous

#9ea4a5

#9ea1a5

#9e9ea5

Triadic

#9ea1a5

#a59ea1

#a1a59e

Split-complementary

#9ea1a5

#a59e9e

#a4a59e

Tetradic

#9ea1a5

#a29ea5

#a5a29e

#a1a59e

Square

#9ea1a5

#a59ea4

#a5a29e

#9ea59e

Shades

Color #9ea1a5 mixed toward black.

#82868b

#686b70

#4e5054

#343638

#1a1b1c

Tints

Color #9ea1a5 mixed toward white.

#aeb1b4

#bec0c3

#ced0d2

#dfe0e1

#efeff0

Tones

Color #9ea1a5 mixed toward gray.

#9fa1a4

#a0a1a3

#a1a1a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa4 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#9f9fa4 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#9ea3a3 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea1a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea1a5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ea1a5 (#9ea1a5) is rgb(158, 161, 165) in RGB.

No, #9ea1a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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