#98979f

Color #98979f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.88 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#98979f

RGB

rgb(152, 151, 159)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 4%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 5%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 5%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(62.77, 1.93, -4.06)

LCH

lch(62.77, 4.5, 295.42)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0116, 291.71)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 59.2%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9f97

Analogous

#979a9f

#98979f

#9c979f

Triadic

#98979f

#9f9897

#979f98

Split-complementary

#98979f

#9f9c97

#9a9f97

Tetradic

#98979f

#9f979e

#9e9f97

#979f98

Square

#98979f

#9f979a

#9e9f97

#979f9c

Shades

Color #98979f mixed toward black.

#7d7c86

#64636b

#4b4a51

#323236

#19191b

Tints

Color #98979f mixed toward white.

#a9a8af

#bababf

#cccbcf

#dddcdf

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #98979f mixed toward gray.

#99989e

#9a999d

#9a9a9c

#9b9a9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989d · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#98989d · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#989c9b · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #98979f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98979f]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#98979f (#98979f) is rgb(152, 151, 159) in RGB.

No, #98979f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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