#9faeb7

Color #9faeb7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.28 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9faeb7

RGB

rgb(159, 174, 183)

HSL

hsl(202.5, 14.3%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.5, 13.1%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 4.9%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(70.22, -3.36, -6.38)

LCH

lch(70.22, 7.21, 242.23)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0213, 233.99)

HWB

hwb(202.5, 62.4%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7a89f

Analogous

#9fb7b4

#9faeb7

#9fa2b7

Triadic

#9faeb7

#b79fae

#aeb79f

Split-complementary

#9faeb7

#b79fa2

#b7b49f

Tetradic

#9faeb7

#a89fb7

#b7a89f

#aeb79f

Square

#9faeb7

#b49fb7

#b7a89f

#a2b79f

Shades

Color #9faeb7 mixed toward black.

#7f939f

#627682

#495962

#313b41

#181e21

Tints

Color #9faeb7 mixed toward white.

#afbcc3

#bfc9cf

#cfd7db

#dfe4e7

#eff2f3

Tones

Color #9faeb7 mixed toward gray.

#a1aeb5

#a3adb3

#a5adb1

#a7acaf

#a9acad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b5 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a4b4 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#a0b3b3 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9faeb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9faeb7]

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Frequently asked questions

#9faeb7 (#9faeb7) is rgb(159, 174, 183) in RGB.

No, #9faeb7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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