#949ca0

Color #949ca0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.55 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#949ca0

RGB

rgb(148, 156, 160)

HSL

hsl(200, 5.9%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 7.5%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 2.5%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(63.84, -2.05, -3.08)

LCH

lch(63.84, 3.7, 236.35)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.011, 229.06)

HWB

hwb(200, 58%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a09894

Analogous

#94a09e

#949ca0

#9496a0

Triadic

#949ca0

#a0949c

#9ca094

Split-complementary

#949ca0

#a09496

#a09e94

Tetradic

#949ca0

#9894a0

#a09894

#9ca094

Square

#949ca0

#9e94a0

#a09894

#96a094

Shades

Color #949ca0 mixed toward black.

#798388

#61696d

#484f52

#303436

#181a1b

Tints

Color #949ca0 mixed toward white.

#a6adb0

#b8bdc0

#cacecf

#dbdedf

#edefef

Tones

Color #949ca0 mixed toward gray.

#959c9f

#969b9e

#979b9d

#989b9c

#999a9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989f · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#97969f · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#949e9e · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #949ca0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#949ca0]

Related colors

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Light Sky Blue #87cefa

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#949ca0 (#949ca0) is rgb(148, 156, 160) in RGB.

No, #949ca0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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