#9fa5a2

Color #9fa5a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.49 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa5a2

RGB

rgb(159, 165, 162)

HSL

hsl(150, 3.2%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(150, 3.6%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 0%, 1.8%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(67.19, -2.71, 0.81)

LCH

lch(67.19, 2.83, 163.36)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0081, 164.93)

HWB

hwb(150, 62.4%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a59fa2

Analogous

#9fa59f

#9fa5a2

#9fa5a5

Triadic

#9fa5a2

#a29fa5

#a5a29f

Split-complementary

#9fa5a2

#a59fa5

#a59f9f

Tetradic

#9fa5a2

#9fa2a5

#a59fa2

#a5a29f

Square

#9fa5a2

#9f9fa5

#a59fa2

#a5a59f

Shades

Color #9fa5a2 mixed toward black.

#838b87

#686f6c

#4e5451

#343836

#1a1c1b

Tints

Color #9fa5a2 mixed toward white.

#afb4b1

#bfc3c1

#cfd2d0

#dfe1e0

#eff0ef

Tones

Color #9fa5a2 mixed toward gray.

#9fa4a2

#a0a4a2

#a0a3a2

#a1a3a2

#a1a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a3 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a1a1a3 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#9fa3a3 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 3.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa5a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa5a2]

Related colors

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#9fa5a2 (#9fa5a2) is rgb(159, 165, 162) in RGB.

No, #9fa5a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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