#a9b8be

Color #a9b8be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.33 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b8be

RGB

rgb(169, 184, 190)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 13.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 11.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 3.2%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(73.83, -3.95, -4.81)

LCH

lch(73.83, 6.22, 230.61)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0187, 223.49)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 66.3%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beafa9

Analogous

#a9beba

#a9b8be

#a9aebe

Triadic

#a9b8be

#bea9b8

#b8bea9

Split-complementary

#a9b8be

#bea9ae

#bebaa9

Tetradic

#a9b8be

#afa9be

#beafa9

#b8bea9

Square

#a9b8be

#baa9be

#beafa9

#aebea9

Shades

Color #a9b8be mixed toward black.

#879ca4

#677f88

#4d5f66

#343f44

#1a2022

Tints

Color #a9b8be mixed toward white.

#b7c4c9

#c6d0d4

#d4dcdf

#e2e7e9

#f1f3f4

Tones

Color #a9b8be mixed toward gray.

#abb7bc

#adb7bb

#aeb6b9

#b0b5b7

#b2b4b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bd · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#afaebc · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#aabbbb · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b8be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b8be]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a9b8be (#a9b8be) is rgb(169, 184, 190) in RGB.

No, #a9b8be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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