#9fb5b6

Color #9fb5b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.43 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9fb5b6

RGB

rgb(159, 181, 182)

HSL

hsl(182.6, 13.6%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.6, 12.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 0.5%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(72.09, -7.32, -3.07)

LCH

lch(72.09, 7.94, 202.75)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0243, 200)

HWB

hwb(182.6, 62.4%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6a09f

Analogous

#9fb6ac

#9fb5b6

#9faab6

Triadic

#9fb5b6

#b69fb5

#b5b69f

Split-complementary

#9fb5b6

#b69faa

#b6ac9f

Tetradic

#9fb5b6

#a09fb6

#b6a09f

#b5b69f

Square

#9fb5b6

#ac9fb6

#b6a09f

#aab69f

Shades

Color #9fb5b6 mixed toward black.

#7f9c9e

#628081

#4a6061

#314041

#192020

Tints

Color #9fb5b6 mixed toward white.

#afc1c2

#bfcece

#cfdadb

#dfe6e7

#eff3f3

Tones

Color #9fb5b6 mixed toward gray.

#a1b3b4

#a3b2b2

#a5b0b0

#a7aeae

#a9acad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b6 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a6b6 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#a0b6b6 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fb5b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fb5b6]

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Dark Turquoise #00ced1

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Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#9fb5b6 (#9fb5b6) is rgb(159, 181, 182) in RGB.

No, #9fb5b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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