#9eb0ae

Color #9eb0ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.83 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb0ae

RGB

rgb(158, 176, 174)

HSL

hsl(173.3, 10.2%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(173.3, 10.2%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 0%, 1.1%, 31%)

LAB

lab(70.44, -6.63, -1.1)

LCH

lch(70.44, 6.72, 189.42)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0202, 188.53)

HWB

hwb(173.3, 62%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b09ea0

Analogous

#9eb0a5

#9eb0ae

#9ea9b0

Triadic

#9eb0ae

#ae9eb0

#b0ae9e

Split-complementary

#9eb0ae

#b09ea9

#b0a59e

Tetradic

#9eb0ae

#9ea0b0

#b09ea0

#b0ae9e

Square

#9eb0ae

#a59eb0

#b09ea0

#a9b09e

Shades

Color #9eb0ae mixed toward black.

#7f9794

#647b78

#4b5c5a

#323d3c

#191f1e

Tints

Color #9eb0ae mixed toward white.

#aebdbb

#becac9

#cfd7d6

#dfe5e4

#eff2f1

Tones

Color #9eb0ae mixed toward gray.

#a0afad

#a1adac

#a3acab

#a4aaa9

#a6a9a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ae · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a4af · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#9fafaf · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb0ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb0ae]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9eb0ae (#9eb0ae) is rgb(158, 176, 174) in RGB.

No, #9eb0ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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