#9ea2b3

Color #9ea2b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.79 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea2b3

RGB

rgb(158, 162, 179)

HSL

hsl(228.6, 12.1%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.6, 11.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 9.5%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(66.8, 2.03, -9.26)

LCH

lch(66.8, 9.48, 282.36)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.025, 275.28)

HWB

hwb(228.6, 62%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3af9e

Analogous

#9eadb3

#9ea2b3

#a59eb3

Triadic

#9ea2b3

#b39ea2

#a2b39e

Split-complementary

#9ea2b3

#b3a59e

#adb39e

Tetradic

#9ea2b3

#af9eb3

#b3af9e

#a2b39e

Square

#9ea2b3

#b39ead

#b3af9e

#9eb3a5

Shades

Color #9ea2b3 mixed toward black.

#7f849a

#63687e

#4a4e5e

#31343f

#191a1f

Tints

Color #9ea2b3 mixed toward white.

#aeb2c0

#bec1cc

#cfd1d9

#dfe0e6

#eff0f2

Tones

Color #9ea2b3 mixed toward gray.

#a0a3b1

#a2a4b0

#a3a5ae

#a5a6ac

#a7a7aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0af · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#a09fae · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#9eacab · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea2b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea2b3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9ea2b3 (#9ea2b3) is rgb(158, 162, 179) in RGB.

No, #9ea2b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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