#9fa8a2

Color #9fa8a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.93 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa8a2

RGB

rgb(159, 168, 162)

HSL

hsl(140, 4.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(140, 5.4%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 0%, 3.6%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(68.01, -4.34, 2)

LCH

lch(68.01, 4.78, 155.26)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0133, 156.91)

HWB

hwb(140, 62.4%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a89fa5

Analogous

#a0a89f

#9fa8a2

#9fa8a6

Triadic

#9fa8a2

#a29fa8

#a8a29f

Split-complementary

#9fa8a2

#a69fa8

#a89fa0

Tetradic

#9fa8a2

#9fa5a8

#a89fa5

#a8a29f

Square

#9fa8a2

#9fa0a8

#a89fa5

#a8a69f

Shades

Color #9fa8a2 mixed toward black.

#828e86

#68726b

#4e5650

#343936

#1a1d1b

Tints

Color #9fa8a2 mixed toward white.

#afb6b1

#bfc5c1

#cfd3d0

#dfe2e0

#eff0ef

Tones

Color #9fa8a2 mixed toward gray.

#a0a7a2

#a0a6a2

#a1a6a3

#a2a5a3

#a3a4a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#a2a2a4 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#9fa5a5 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa8a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa8a2]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#9fa8a2 (#9fa8a2) is rgb(159, 168, 162) in RGB.

No, #9fa8a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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