#9fa9ab

Color #9fa9ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.91 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa9ab

RGB

rgb(159, 169, 171)

HSL

hsl(190, 6.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190, 7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 1.2%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.52, -3.12, -2.24)

LCH

lch(68.52, 3.84, 215.68)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0117, 210.96)

HWB

hwb(190, 62.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba19f

Analogous

#9faba7

#9fa9ab

#9fa3ab

Triadic

#9fa9ab

#ab9fa9

#a9ab9f

Split-complementary

#9fa9ab

#ab9fa3

#aba79f

Tetradic

#9fa9ab

#a19fab

#aba19f

#a9ab9f

Square

#9fa9ab

#a79fab

#aba19f

#a3ab9f

Shades

Color #9fa9ab mixed toward black.

#828f91

#677375

#4d5658

#33393b

#1a1d1d

Tints

Color #9fa9ab mixed toward white.

#afb7b9

#bfc6c7

#cfd4d5

#dfe2e3

#eff1f1

Tones

Color #9fa9ab mixed toward gray.

#a0a8aa

#a1a8a9

#a2a7a8

#a3a6a7

#a4a6a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a4ab · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a2aa · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a0aaaa · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa9ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa9ab]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#9fa9ab (#9fa9ab) is rgb(159, 169, 171) in RGB.

No, #9fa9ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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