#949ea1

Color #949ea1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.3 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#949ea1

RGB

rgb(148, 158, 161)

HSL

hsl(193.8, 6.5%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.8, 8.1%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 1.9%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(64.42, -2.95, -2.79)

LCH

lch(64.42, 4.06, 223.4)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0123, 217.71)

HWB

hwb(193.8, 58%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a19794

Analogous

#94a19e

#949ea1

#9498a1

Triadic

#949ea1

#a1949e

#9ea194

Split-complementary

#949ea1

#a19498

#a19e94

Tetradic

#949ea1

#9794a1

#a19794

#9ea194

Square

#949ea1

#9e94a1

#a19794

#98a194

Shades

Color #949ea1 mixed toward black.

#798589

#606b6e

#485052

#303537

#181b1b

Tints

Color #949ea1 mixed toward white.

#a6aeb1

#b8bec0

#c9cfd0

#dbdfe0

#edefef

Tones

Color #949ea1 mixed toward gray.

#959da0

#969d9f

#979c9e

#989c9d

#999b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9899a0 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#9897a0 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#95a0a0 · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #949ea1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#949ea1]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#949ea1 (#949ea1) is rgb(148, 158, 161) in RGB.

No, #949ea1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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