#9fa8aa

Color #9fa8aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.64 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa8aa

RGB

rgb(159, 168, 170)

HSL

hsl(190.9, 6.1%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.9, 6.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 1.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.23, -2.77, -2.13)

LCH

lch(68.23, 3.49, 217.56)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0107, 212.35)

HWB

hwb(190.9, 62.4%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa19f

Analogous

#9faaa6

#9fa8aa

#9fa2aa

Triadic

#9fa8aa

#aa9fa8

#a8aa9f

Split-complementary

#9fa8aa

#aa9fa2

#aaa69f

Tetradic

#9fa8aa

#a19faa

#aaa19f

#a8aa9f

Square

#9fa8aa

#a69faa

#aaa19f

#a2aa9f

Shades

Color #9fa8aa mixed toward black.

#828e90

#677274

#4d5557

#33393a

#1a1c1d

Tints

Color #9fa8aa mixed toward white.

#afb6b8

#bfc5c6

#cfd3d4

#dfe2e3

#eff0f1

Tones

Color #9fa8aa mixed toward gray.

#a0a7a9

#a1a7a8

#a2a6a7

#a3a6a6

#a4a5a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3aa · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#a2a2a9 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#9fa9a9 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa8aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa8aa]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9fa8aa (#9fa8aa) is rgb(159, 168, 170) in RGB.

No, #9fa8aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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