#9fa5ab

Color #9fa5ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.34 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa5ab

RGB

rgb(159, 165, 171)

HSL

hsl(210, 6.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 3.5%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(67.44, -0.94, -3.83)

LCH

lch(67.44, 3.94, 256.21)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0111, 247.82)

HWB

hwb(210, 62.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba59f

Analogous

#9fabab

#9fa5ab

#9f9fab

Triadic

#9fa5ab

#ab9fa5

#a5ab9f

Split-complementary

#9fa5ab

#ab9f9f

#abab9f

Tetradic

#9fa5ab

#a59fab

#aba59f

#a5ab9f

Square

#9fa5ab

#ab9fab

#aba59f

#9fab9f

Shades

Color #9fa5ab mixed toward black.

#828991

#676e75

#4d5258

#33373b

#1a1b1d

Tints

Color #9fa5ab mixed toward white.

#afb4b9

#bfc3c7

#cfd2d5

#dfe1e3

#eff0f1

Tones

Color #9fa5ab mixed toward gray.

#a0a5aa

#a1a5a9

#a2a5a8

#a3a5a7

#a4a5a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2aa · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a1a1a9 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#9fa8a8 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa5ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa5ab]

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Frequently asked questions

#9fa5ab (#9fa5ab) is rgb(159, 165, 171) in RGB.

No, #9fa5ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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