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#9EA7B2

#9ea7b2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9ea7b2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 65.49% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.24% cyan, 6.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 213°, with 11.49% saturation and 65.88% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.03.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3812

Complementary

  1. #9ea7b2
  2. #b2a99e

Split complementary

  1. #9ea7b2
  2. #b29f9e
  3. #b1b29e

Analogous

  1. #9eb1b2
  2. #9ea7b2
  3. #9f9eb2

Triadic

  1. #9ea7b2
  2. #b29ea7
  3. #a7b29e

Tetradic

  1. #9ea7b2
  2. #a99eb2
  3. #b2a99e
  4. #a7b29e

Square

  1. #9ea7b2
  2. #b29eb1
  3. #b2a99e
  4. #9eb29f

Monochromatic

  1. #515a66
  2. #738090
  3. #9ea7b2
  4. #c9ced4
  5. #f3f4f6

Shades

#9ea7b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ea7b2
  2. #8e96a0
  3. #7e868e
  4. #6f757d
  5. #5f646b
  6. #4f5459
  7. #3f4347
  8. #2f3235
  9. #202124
  10. #101112
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ea7b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ea7b2
  2. #a8b0ba
  3. #b1b9c1
  4. #bbc1c9
  5. #c5cad1
  6. #cfd3d9
  7. #d8dce0
  8. #e2e5e8
  9. #ecedf0
  10. #f5f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ea7b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ea7b2
  2. #9ba3ad
  3. #989fa8
  4. #959ba3
  5. #92979e
  6. #8f9499
  7. #8c9094
  8. #898c8f
  9. #86888a
  10. #838485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a6ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3a7b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a5b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99a9aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a7b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a6b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ba8ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ea7b2 {
  color: #9ea7b2;
}
Background
.bg-9ea7b2 {
  background-color: #9ea7b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ea7b2 {
  border: 2px solid #9ea7b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ea7b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 167 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 11% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ea7b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ea7b2, #9f9eb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ea7b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 167 178 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.03 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.25 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.33 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.42 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.55 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.83 #61584d Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9ea7b2  rgb(158, 167, 178)  hsl(213, 11%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#b2a99e  rgb(178, 169, 158)  hsl(33, 11%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#b29ea7  rgb(178, 158, 167)  hsl(333, 11%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#a7b29e  rgb(167, 178, 158)  hsl(93, 11%, 66%)  Ash Gray