#9faaab

Color #9faaab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.13 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9faaab

RGB

rgb(159, 170, 171)

HSL

hsl(185, 6.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185, 7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 0.6%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.79, -3.66, -1.85)

LCH

lch(68.79, 4.1, 206.81)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0125, 203.5)

HWB

hwb(185, 62.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba09f

Analogous

#9faba6

#9faaab

#9fa4ab

Triadic

#9faaab

#ab9faa

#aaab9f

Split-complementary

#9faaab

#ab9fa4

#aba69f

Tetradic

#9faaab

#a09fab

#aba09f

#aaab9f

Square

#9faaab

#a69fab

#aba09f

#a4ab9f

Shades

Color #9faaab mixed toward black.

#829091

#677475

#4d5758

#333a3b

#1a1d1d

Tints

Color #9faaab mixed toward white.

#afb8b9

#bfc6c7

#cfd5d5

#dfe3e3

#eff1f1

Tones

Color #9faaab mixed toward gray.

#a0a9aa

#a1a8a9

#a2a7a8

#a3a7a7

#a4a6a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ab · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#a3a2ab · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#a0abab · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9faaab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9faaab]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#9faaab (#9faaab) is rgb(159, 170, 171) in RGB.

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

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