#9eb4b4

Color #9eb4b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.33 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9eb4b4

RGB

rgb(158, 180, 180)

HSL

hsl(180, 12.8%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 12.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 0%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(71.69, -7.54, -2.56)

LCH

lch(71.69, 7.96, 198.75)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0243, 196.72)

HWB

hwb(180, 62%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b49e9e

Analogous

#9eb4a9

#9eb4b4

#9ea9b4

Triadic

#9eb4b4

#b49eb4

#b4b49e

Split-complementary

#9eb4b4

#b49ea9

#b4a99e

Tetradic

#9eb4b4

#9e9eb4

#b49e9e

#b4b49e

Square

#9eb4b4

#a99eb4

#b49e9e

#a9b49e

Shades

Color #9eb4b4 mixed toward black.

#7e9b9b

#627f7f

#4a5f5f

#314040

#192020

Tints

Color #9eb4b4 mixed toward white.

#aec1c1

#becdcd

#cfdada

#dfe6e6

#eff3f3

Tones

Color #9eb4b4 mixed toward gray.

#a0b2b2

#a2b0b0

#a4afaf

#a5adad

#a7abab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b4 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a5b4 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#9fb4b4 · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9eb4b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9eb4b4]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#9eb4b4 (#9eb4b4) is rgb(158, 180, 180) in RGB.

No, #9eb4b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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