#9ea3ab

Color #9ea3ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.33 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ea3ab

RGB

rgb(158, 163, 171)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 7.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 7.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 4.7%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(66.83, -0.18, -4.75)

LCH

lch(66.83, 4.75, 267.83)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0129, 259.73)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 62%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba69e

Analogous

#9ea9ab

#9ea3ab

#9f9eab

Triadic

#9ea3ab

#ab9ea3

#a3ab9e

Split-complementary

#9ea3ab

#ab9f9e

#a9ab9e

Tetradic

#9ea3ab

#a69eab

#aba69e

#a3ab9e

Square

#9ea3ab

#ab9ea9

#aba69e

#9eab9f

Shades

Color #9ea3ab mixed toward black.

#818792

#666c76

#4c5158

#33363b

#191b1d

Tints

Color #9ea3ab mixed toward white.

#aeb2b9

#bec2c7

#ced1d5

#dfe0e3

#eff0f1

Tones

Color #9ea3ab mixed toward gray.

#9fa3aa

#a0a3a9

#a1a4a8

#a2a4a7

#a3a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a9 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a0a0a9 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#9ea8a7 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ea3ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ea3ab]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9ea3ab (#9ea3ab) is rgb(158, 163, 171) in RGB.

No, #9ea3ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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