#969fa5

Color #969fa5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.33 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#969fa5

RGB

rgb(150, 159, 165)

HSL

hsl(204, 7.7%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 9.1%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 3.6%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(64.96, -1.98, -4.22)

LCH

lch(64.96, 4.66, 244.86)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0135, 236.78)

HWB

hwb(204, 58.8%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a59c96

Analogous

#96a5a4

#969fa5

#9698a5

Triadic

#969fa5

#a5969f

#9fa596

Split-complementary

#969fa5

#a59698

#a5a496

Tetradic

#969fa5

#9c96a5

#a59c96

#9fa596

Square

#969fa5

#a496a5

#a59c96

#98a596

Shades

Color #969fa5 mixed toward black.

#7a858d

#616b71

#495055

#303539

#181b1c

Tints

Color #969fa5 mixed toward white.

#a8afb4

#b9bfc3

#cbcfd2

#dcdfe1

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #969fa5 mixed toward gray.

#979fa4

#999fa3

#9a9ea1

#9b9ea0

#9c9e9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aa4 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#9999a3 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#96a2a2 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #969fa5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#969fa5]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#969fa5 (#969fa5) is rgb(150, 159, 165) in RGB.

No, #969fa5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #969fa5, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast