#9495a3

Color #9495a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.54 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9495a3

RGB

rgb(148, 149, 163)

HSL

hsl(236, 7.5%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236, 9.2%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 8.6%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(62.03, 2.47, -7.46)

LCH

lch(62.03, 7.86, 288.32)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0205, 282.68)

HWB

hwb(236, 58%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3a294

Analogous

#949da3

#9495a3

#9b94a3

Triadic

#9495a3

#a39495

#95a394

Split-complementary

#9495a3

#a39b94

#9da394

Tetradic

#9495a3

#a294a3

#a3a294

#95a394

Square

#9495a3

#a3949d

#a3a294

#94a39b

Shades

Color #9495a3 mixed toward black.

#78798b

#60616f

#484954

#303038

#18181c

Tints

Color #9495a3 mixed toward white.

#a6a7b2

#b8b8c2

#cacad1

#dbdce0

#ededf0

Tones

Color #9495a3 mixed toward gray.

#9596a2

#9797a1

#98989f

#99999e

#9a9a9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494a0 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#94949f · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#949d9d · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9495a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9495a3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9495a3 (#9495a3) is rgb(148, 149, 163) in RGB.

No, #9495a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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