#949ea3

Color #949ea3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.61 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#949ea3

RGB

rgb(148, 158, 163)

HSL

hsl(200, 7.5%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 9.2%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 3.1%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(64.48, -2.53, -3.83)

LCH

lch(64.48, 4.59, 236.55)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0136, 229.17)

HWB

hwb(200, 58%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a39994

Analogous

#94a3a1

#949ea3

#9497a3

Triadic

#949ea3

#a3949e

#9ea394

Split-complementary

#949ea3

#a39497

#a3a194

Tetradic

#949ea3

#9994a3

#a39994

#9ea394

Square

#949ea3

#a194a3

#a39994

#97a394

Shades

Color #949ea3 mixed toward black.

#78858b

#606a6f

#485054

#303538

#181b1c

Tints

Color #949ea3 mixed toward white.

#a6aeb2

#b8bec2

#cacfd1

#dbdfe0

#edeff0

Tones

Color #949ea3 mixed toward gray.

#959ea2

#979da1

#989d9f

#999c9e

#9a9c9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9899a2 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#9897a2 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#95a1a1 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #949ea3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#949ea3]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#949ea3 (#949ea3) is rgb(148, 158, 163) in RGB.

No, #949ea3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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