#a9b4b6

Color #a9b4b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.29 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b4b6

RGB

rgb(169, 180, 182)

HSL

hsl(189.2, 8.2%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.2, 7.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 1.1%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(72.53, -3.42, -2.34)

LCH

lch(72.53, 4.14, 214.38)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0127, 209.8)

HWB

hwb(189.2, 66.3%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6aba9

Analogous

#a9b6b1

#a9b4b6

#a9adb6

Triadic

#a9b4b6

#b6a9b4

#b4b6a9

Split-complementary

#a9b4b6

#b6a9ad

#b6b1a9

Tetradic

#a9b4b6

#aba9b6

#b6aba9

#b4b6a9

Square

#a9b4b6

#b1a9b6

#b6aba9

#adb6a9

Shades

Color #a9b4b6 mixed toward black.

#89989b

#6b7c7f

#515d5f

#363e3f

#1b1f20

Tints

Color #a9b4b6 mixed toward white.

#b7c0c2

#c6cdce

#d4d9da

#e2e6e7

#f1f2f3

Tones

Color #a9b4b6 mixed toward gray.

#aab3b5

#abb2b4

#acb2b3

#adb1b2

#aeb0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb6 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#adacb5 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#aab5b5 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b4b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b4b6]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#a9b4b6 (#a9b4b6) is rgb(169, 180, 182) in RGB.

No, #a9b4b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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