#9FACAF#9FACAF
#9FACAF is a light, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.015 H 213.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FACAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 172, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 9%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 9%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.1%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -3.93, -3.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 5.01, 218.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.51% -0.0128 -0.0083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.51% 0.015 213.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7868, 39.9706, 46.3261) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 2.77
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 3.38
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 5.80
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 6.80
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.05
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FACAF #AFA29F
analogous
#9FAFAA #9FACAF #9FA4AF
triadic
#9FACAF #AF9FAC #ACAF9F
tetradic
#9FACAF #AA9FAF #AFA29F #A4AF9F
square
#9FACAF #AA9FAF #AFA29F #A4AF9F
split-complementary
#9FACAF #AF9FA4 #AFAA9F
monochromatic
#607073 #7E8F93 #9FACAF #C0C9CB #E2E6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#9FACAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#9FACAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FACAF
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FACAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FACAF | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9ABAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A9AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9BADAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9facaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 172, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.015 213.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbc4c6',
500: '#9facaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9facaf; $custom-light: #bbc4c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9facaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 172,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.25,
"s": 9.091,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73512,
"c": 0.01527,
"h": 213.1
},
"luminance": 0.39971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FACAF
secondary
#D8D3D2
accent
#5F5293
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F6F8F8
border
#D0D1D1
text
#111213
muted
#808182