#979a9e

Color #979a9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.28 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#979a9e

RGB

rgb(151, 154, 158)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 3.5%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 4.4%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 2.5%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(63.47, -0.29, -2.47)

LCH

lch(63.47, 2.49, 263.3)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0068, 255.56)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 59.2%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9b97

Analogous

#979e9e

#979a9e

#98979e

Triadic

#979a9e

#9e979a

#9a9e97

Split-complementary

#979a9e

#9e9897

#9e9e97

Tetradic

#979a9e

#9b979e

#9e9b97

#9a9e97

Square

#979a9e

#9e979e

#9e9b97

#979e98

Shades

Color #979a9e mixed toward black.

#7c8085

#63676b

#4b4d50

#323335

#191a1b

Tints

Color #979a9e mixed toward white.

#a8abae

#babcbe

#cbcdcf

#dcdddf

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #979a9e mixed toward gray.

#989a9d

#999a9c

#9a9a9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989d · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#98989d · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#979c9c · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 2.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #979a9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979a9e]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#979a9e (#979a9e) is rgb(151, 154, 158) in RGB.

No, #979a9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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