#9faaae

Color #9faaae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.57 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#9faaae

RGB

rgb(159, 170, 174)

HSL

hsl(196, 8.5%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196, 8.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 2.3%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(68.88, -3.05, -3.38)

LCH

lch(68.88, 4.55, 227.94)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0137, 221.46)

HWB

hwb(196, 62.4%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea39f

Analogous

#9faeab

#9faaae

#9fa3ae

Triadic

#9faaae

#ae9faa

#aaae9f

Split-complementary

#9faaae

#ae9fa3

#aeab9f

Tetradic

#9faaae

#a39fae

#aea39f

#aaae9f

Square

#9faaae

#ab9fae

#aea39f

#a3ae9f

Shades

Color #9faaae mixed toward black.

#818f95

#667378

#4c575a

#333a3c

#191d1e

Tints

Color #9faaae mixed toward white.

#afb8bc

#bfc6c9

#cfd5d7

#dfe3e4

#eff1f2

Tones

Color #9faaae mixed toward gray.

#a0a9ad

#a2a9ac

#a3a8aa

#a4a8a9

#a5a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ad · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#a3a2ad · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#a0acac · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9faaae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9faaae]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#9faaae (#9faaae) is rgb(159, 170, 174) in RGB.

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

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