#a9bdbf

Color #a9bdbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.64 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9bdbf

RGB

rgb(169, 189, 191)

HSL

hsl(185.5, 14.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.5, 11.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(75.2, -6.41, -3.33)

LCH

lch(75.2, 7.22, 207.45)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0221, 204.02)

HWB

hwb(185.5, 66.3%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfaba9

Analogous

#a9bfb6

#a9bdbf

#a9b2bf

Triadic

#a9bdbf

#bfa9bd

#bdbfa9

Split-complementary

#a9bdbf

#bfa9b2

#bfb6a9

Tetradic

#a9bdbf

#aba9bf

#bfaba9

#bdbfa9

Square

#a9bdbf

#b6a9bf

#bfaba9

#b2bfa9

Shades

Color #a9bdbf mixed toward black.

#87a3a5

#66868a

#4d6567

#334345

#1a2222

Tints

Color #a9bdbf mixed toward white.

#b7c8ca

#c6d3d4

#d4dedf

#e2e9ea

#f1f4f4

Tones

Color #a9bdbf mixed toward gray.

#abbcbd

#adbabb

#afb9ba

#b0b7b8

#b2b6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2bf · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#b1afbe · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#aabebe · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9bdbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9bdbf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a9bdbf (#a9bdbf) is rgb(169, 189, 191) in RGB.

No, #a9bdbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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