#9fb5aa

Color #9fb5aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.52 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9fb5aa

RGB

rgb(159, 181, 170)

HSL

hsl(150, 12.9%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(150, 12.2%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 0%, 6.1%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.77, -9.74, 3.05)

LCH

lch(71.77, 10.21, 162.61)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0288, 164.08)

HWB

hwb(150, 62.4%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b59faa

Analogous

#9fb59f

#9fb5aa

#9fb5b5

Triadic

#9fb5aa

#aa9fb5

#b5aa9f

Split-complementary

#9fb5aa

#b59fb5

#b59f9f

Tetradic

#9fb5aa

#9faab5

#b59faa

#b5aa9f

Square

#9fb5aa

#9f9fb5

#b59faa

#b5b59f

Shades

Color #9fb5aa mixed toward black.

#7f9c8e

#638071

#4a6055

#314039

#19201c

Tints

Color #9fb5aa mixed toward white.

#afc1b8

#bfcec6

#cfdad5

#dfe6e3

#eff3f1

Tones

Color #9fb5aa mixed toward gray.

#a1b3aa

#a3b1aa

#a5b0aa

#a6aeaa

#a8acaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ad · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#a8a6ad · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#a0afaf · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb5aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb5aa]

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Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#9fb5aa (#9fb5aa) is rgb(159, 181, 170) in RGB.

No, #9fb5aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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