#949d9d

Color #949d9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.22 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#949d9d

RGB

rgb(148, 157, 157)

HSL

hsl(180, 4.4%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 5.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.7%, 0%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(64.03, -3.21, -1.11)

LCH

lch(64.03, 3.4, 199.08)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0103, 196.86)

HWB

hwb(180, 58%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9494

Analogous

#949d98

#949d9d

#94989d

Triadic

#949d9d

#9d949d

#9d9d94

Split-complementary

#949d9d

#9d9498

#9d9894

Tetradic

#949d9d

#94949d

#9d9494

#9d9d94

Square

#949d9d

#98949d

#9d9494

#989d94

Shades

Color #949d9d mixed toward black.

#798585

#616a6a

#495050

#313535

#181b1b

Tints

Color #949d9d mixed toward white.

#a6adad

#b8bebe

#c9cece

#dbdede

#edefef

Tones

Color #949d9d mixed toward gray.

#959c9c

#959b9b

#969b9b

#979a9a

#989999

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989d · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#97979d · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#949d9d · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #949d9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#949d9d]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#949d9d (#949d9d) is rgb(148, 157, 157) in RGB.

No, #949d9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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