#979b9f

Color #979b9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.09 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#979b9f

RGB

rgb(151, 155, 159)

HSL

hsl(210, 4%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 5%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 2.5%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(63.77, -0.64, -2.59)

LCH

lch(63.77, 2.67, 256.12)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0074, 247.91)

HWB

hwb(210, 59.2%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f9b97

Analogous

#979f9f

#979b9f

#97979f

Triadic

#979b9f

#9f979b

#9b9f97

Split-complementary

#979b9f

#9f9797

#9f9f97

Tetradic

#979b9f

#9b979f

#9f9b97

#9b9f97

Square

#979b9f

#9f979f

#9f9b97

#979f97

Shades

Color #979b9f mixed toward black.

#7c8186

#63676b

#4a4e51

#323436

#191a1b

Tints

Color #979b9f mixed toward white.

#a8acaf

#babcbf

#cbcdcf

#dcdedf

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #979b9f mixed toward gray.

#989b9e

#999b9d

#9a9b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99999e · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#99989e · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#979d9d · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979b9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979b9f]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#979b9f (#979b9f) is rgb(151, 155, 159) in RGB.

No, #979b9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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