#9fa8a1

Color #9fa8a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.33 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa8a1

RGB

rgb(159, 168, 161)

HSL

hsl(133.3, 4.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(133.3, 5.4%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 0%, 4.2%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67.98, -4.53, 2.51)

LCH

lch(67.98, 5.18, 151.01)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0142, 152.35)

HWB

hwb(133.3, 62.4%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a89fa6

Analogous

#a1a89f

#9fa8a1

#9fa8a5

Triadic

#9fa8a1

#a19fa8

#a8a19f

Split-complementary

#9fa8a1

#a59fa8

#a89fa1

Tetradic

#9fa8a1

#9fa6a8

#a89fa6

#a8a19f

Square

#9fa8a1

#9fa1a8

#a89fa6

#a8a59f

Shades

Color #9fa8a1 mixed toward black.

#828e85

#68726a

#4e564f

#343935

#1a1d1a

Tints

Color #9fa8a1 mixed toward white.

#afb6b1

#bfc5c0

#cfd3d0

#dfe2e0

#eff0ef

Tones

Color #9fa8a1 mixed toward gray.

#a0a7a1

#a0a6a2

#a1a6a2

#a2a5a3

#a3a4a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#a2a2a3 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#9fa4a4 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 6.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa8a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa8a1]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Frequently asked questions

#9fa8a1 (#9fa8a1) is rgb(159, 168, 161) in RGB.

No, #9fa8a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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