#969faa

Color #969faa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.02 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#969faa

RGB

rgb(150, 159, 170)

HSL

hsl(213, 10.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213, 11.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 6.5%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.11, -0.93, -6.81)

LCH

lch(65.11, 6.87, 262.22)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0191, 253.27)

HWB

hwb(213, 58.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa196

Analogous

#96a9aa

#969faa

#9796aa

Triadic

#969faa

#aa969f

#9faa96

Split-complementary

#969faa

#aa9796

#a9aa96

Tetradic

#969faa

#a196aa

#aaa196

#9faa96

Square

#969faa

#aa96a9

#aaa196

#96aa97

Shades

Color #969faa mixed toward black.

#788492

#5f6976

#484f58

#30353b

#181a1d

Tints

Color #969faa mixed toward white.

#a7afb8

#b9bfc6

#cacfd4

#dcdfe3

#edeff1

Tones

Color #969faa mixed toward gray.

#989fa8

#999fa7

#9b9fa5

#9da0a3

#9ea0a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aa7 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#9999a7 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#96a5a5 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #969faa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#969faa]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#969faa (#969faa) is rgb(150, 159, 170) in RGB.

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

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