#9eabaf

Color #9eabaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.19 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#9eabaf

RGB

rgb(158, 171, 175)

HSL

hsl(194.1, 9.6%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.1, 9.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 2.3%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(69.1, -3.73, -3.61)

LCH

lch(69.1, 5.19, 224.06)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0157, 218.03)

HWB

hwb(194.1, 62%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa29e

Analogous

#9eafab

#9eabaf

#9ea3af

Triadic

#9eabaf

#af9eab

#abaf9e

Split-complementary

#9eabaf

#af9ea3

#afab9e

Tetradic

#9eabaf

#a29eaf

#afa29e

#abaf9e

Square

#9eabaf

#ab9eaf

#afa29e

#a3af9e

Shades

Color #9eabaf mixed toward black.

#809196

#64757a

#4b575b

#323a3d

#191d1e

Tints

Color #9eabaf mixed toward white.

#aeb9bc

#bec7ca

#cfd5d7

#dfe3e4

#eff1f2

Tones

Color #9eabaf mixed toward gray.

#9faaae

#a1aaac

#a2a9ab

#a4a8a9

#a5a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ae · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a2ae · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#9fadad · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eabaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eabaf]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9eabaf (#9eabaf) is rgb(158, 171, 175) in RGB.

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

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