#a9b3b2

Color #a9b3b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b3b2

RGB

rgb(169, 179, 178)

HSL

hsl(174, 6.2%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(174, 5.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 0.6%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(72.15, -3.68, -0.7)

LCH

lch(72.15, 3.75, 190.77)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0113, 189.71)

HWB

hwb(174, 66.3%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3a9aa

Analogous

#a9b3ad

#a9b3b2

#a9afb3

Triadic

#a9b3b2

#b2a9b3

#b3b2a9

Split-complementary

#a9b3b2

#b3a9af

#b3ada9

Tetradic

#a9b3b2

#a9aab3

#b3a9aa

#b3b2a9

Square

#a9b3b2

#ada9b3

#b3a9aa

#afb3a9

Shades

Color #a9b3b2 mixed toward black.

#8a9896

#6d7b7a

#525c5b

#363e3d

#1b1f1e

Tints

Color #a9b3b2 mixed toward white.

#b7c0bf

#c6cccc

#d4d9d8

#e2e6e5

#f1f2f2

Tones

Color #a9b3b2 mixed toward gray.

#aab2b1

#abb1b1

#abb0b0

#acb0af

#adafaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaeb2 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#adacb2 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#aab2b2 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b3b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b3b2]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a9b3b2 (#a9b3b2) is rgb(169, 179, 178) in RGB.

No, #a9b3b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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