#96949e

Color #96949e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.38 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#96949e

RGB

rgb(150, 148, 158)

HSL

hsl(252, 4.9%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 6.3%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 6.3%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(61.77, 2.7, -4.99)

LCH

lch(61.77, 5.67, 298.42)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.0147, 295.35)

HWB

hwb(252, 58%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c9e94

Analogous

#94979e

#96949e

#9b949e

Triadic

#96949e

#9e9694

#949e96

Split-complementary

#96949e

#9e9b94

#979e94

Tetradic

#96949e

#9e949c

#9c9e94

#949e96

Square

#96949e

#9e9497

#9c9e94

#949e9b

Shades

Color #96949e mixed toward black.

#7c7986

#63616b

#4a4950

#323135

#19181b

Tints

Color #96949e mixed toward white.

#a8a6ae

#b9b8be

#cbcace

#dcdbdf

#eeedef

Tones

Color #96949e mixed toward gray.

#97959d

#97969c

#98979b

#99989a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95959c · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#95959b · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#969a99 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96949e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96949e]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#96949e (#96949e) is rgb(150, 148, 158) in RGB.

No, #96949e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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