#9fa1a1

Color #9fa1a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.24 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa1a1

RGB

rgb(159, 161, 161)

HSL

hsl(180, 1.1%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 1.2%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(66.09, -0.72, -0.25)

LCH

lch(66.09, 0.76, 199.15)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0023, 197.65)

HWB

hwb(180, 62.4%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a19f9f

Analogous

#9fa1a0

#9fa1a1

#9fa0a1

Triadic

#9fa1a1

#a19fa1

#a1a19f

Split-complementary

#9fa1a1

#a19fa0

#a1a09f

Tetradic

#9fa1a1

#9f9fa1

#a19f9f

#a1a19f

Square

#9fa1a1

#a09fa1

#a19f9f

#a0a19f

Shades

Color #9fa1a1 mixed toward black.

#848787

#696c6c

#4f5151

#353636

#1a1b1b

Tints

Color #9fa1a1 mixed toward white.

#afb1b1

#bfc0c0

#cfd0d0

#dfe0e0

#efefef

Tones

Color #9fa1a1 mixed toward gray.

#9fa1a1

#9fa0a0

#a0a0a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a1 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#a0a0a1 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#9fa1a1 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 1.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa1a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa1a1]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#9fa1a1 (#9fa1a1) is rgb(159, 161, 161) in RGB.

No, #9fa1a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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