#9eaab6

Color #9eaab6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9eaab6

RGB

rgb(158, 170, 182)

HSL

hsl(210, 14.1%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 13.2%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 6.6%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(69.04, -1.73, -7.59)

LCH

lch(69.04, 7.78, 257.16)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0221, 248.2)

HWB

hwb(210, 62%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6aa9e

Analogous

#9eb6b6

#9eaab6

#9e9eb6

Triadic

#9eaab6

#b69eaa

#aab69e

Split-complementary

#9eaab6

#b69e9e

#b6b69e

Tetradic

#9eaab6

#aa9eb6

#b6aa9e

#aab69e

Square

#9eaab6

#b69eb6

#b6aa9e

#9eb69e

Shades

Color #9eaab6 mixed toward black.

#7e8e9e

#617181

#495561

#313941

#181c20

Tints

Color #9eaab6 mixed toward white.

#aeb8c2

#bec6ce

#cfd5db

#dfe3e7

#eff1f3

Tones

Color #9eaab6 mixed toward gray.

#a0aab4

#a2aab2

#a4aab0

#a6aaae

#a8aaac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b3 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a2b3 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#9fb1b0 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eaab6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eaab6]

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9eaab6 (#9eaab6) is rgb(158, 170, 182) in RGB.

No, #9eaab6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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