#9AA8B2#9AA8B2
#9AA8B2 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.021 H 238.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9AA8B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 168, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 13%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 13%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.5%, 5.6%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.09, -2.82, -6.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.09, 7.38, 247.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.38% -0.0111 -0.0184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.38% 0.021 238.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3630, 38.0890, 47.5996) |
| Luminance | 0.3809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 0.55
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 3.95
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 4.29
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.45
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 6.86
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9AA8B2 #B2A49A
analogous
#9AB2B0 #9AA8B2 #9A9CB2
triadic
#9AA8B2 #B29AA8 #A8B29A
tetradic
#9AA8B2 #B09AB2 #B2A49A #9CB29A
square
#9AA8B2 #B09AB2 #B2A49A #9CB29A
split-complementary
#9AA8B2 #B29A9C #B2B09A
monochromatic
#5B6B77 #778A98 #9AA8B2 #BDC6CC #DFE4E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#9AA8B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#9AA8B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9AA8B2
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9AA8B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9AA8B2 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A8B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A5B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94ABAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9aa8b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 168, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.021 238.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8c1c9',
500: '#9aa8b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9aa8b2; $custom-light: #b8c1c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9aa8b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 168,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205,
"s": 13.483,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72376,
"c": 0.02148,
"h": 238.8
},
"luminance": 0.3809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9AA8B2
secondary
#D8D3D0
accent
#6D4E98
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F7F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#111213
muted
#808182