#9ea2ad

Color #9ea2ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.76 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea2ad

RGB

rgb(158, 162, 173)

HSL

hsl(224, 8.4%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224, 8.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(66.62, 0.78, -6.18)

LCH

lch(66.62, 6.23, 277.19)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0166, 270)

HWB

hwb(224, 62%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada99e

Analogous

#9eaaad

#9ea2ad

#a19ead

Triadic

#9ea2ad

#ad9ea2

#a2ad9e

Split-complementary

#9ea2ad

#ada19e

#aaad9e

Tetradic

#9ea2ad

#a99ead

#ada99e

#a2ad9e

Square

#9ea2ad

#ad9eaa

#ada99e

#9eada1

Shades

Color #9ea2ad mixed toward black.

#808594

#656a78

#4c505a

#33353c

#191b1e

Tints

Color #9ea2ad mixed toward white.

#aeb1bb

#bec1c8

#ced0d6

#dfe0e4

#efeff1

Tones

Color #9ea2ad mixed toward gray.

#9fa3ac

#a0a3ab

#a2a4a9

#a3a4a8

#a4a5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0aa · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#a09faa · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#9ea8a8 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea2ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea2ad]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9ea2ad (#9ea2ad) is rgb(158, 162, 173) in RGB.

No, #9ea2ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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