#9fa7aa

Color #9fa7aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.61 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa7aa

RGB

rgb(159, 167, 170)

HSL

hsl(196.4, 6.1%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.4, 6.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 1.8%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(67.95, -2.23, -2.53)

LCH

lch(67.95, 3.37, 228.61)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0101, 222.2)

HWB

hwb(196.4, 62.4%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa29f

Analogous

#9faaa7

#9fa7aa

#9fa1aa

Triadic

#9fa7aa

#aa9fa7

#a7aa9f

Split-complementary

#9fa7aa

#aa9fa1

#aaa79f

Tetradic

#9fa7aa

#a29faa

#aaa29f

#a7aa9f

Square

#9fa7aa

#a79faa

#aaa29f

#a1aa9f

Shades

Color #9fa7aa mixed toward black.

#828c90

#677174

#4d5557

#33383a

#1a1c1d

Tints

Color #9fa7aa mixed toward white.

#afb6b8

#bfc4c6

#cfd3d4

#dfe2e3

#eff0f1

Tones

Color #9fa7aa mixed toward gray.

#a0a7a9

#a1a6a8

#a2a6a7

#a3a5a6

#a4a5a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a9 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#a2a1a9 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#9fa9a9 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 3.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa7aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa7aa]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#9fa7aa (#9fa7aa) is rgb(159, 167, 170) in RGB.

No, #9fa7aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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