#9899a1

Color #9899a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.38 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9899a1

RGB

rgb(152, 153, 161)

HSL

hsl(233.3, 4.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.3, 5.6%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 5%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(63.37, 1.22, -4.31)

LCH

lch(63.37, 4.48, 285.8)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0117, 280.35)

HWB

hwb(233.3, 59.6%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1a098

Analogous

#989ea1

#9899a1

#9c98a1

Triadic

#9899a1

#a19899

#99a198

Split-complementary

#9899a1

#a19c98

#9ea198

Tetradic

#9899a1

#a098a1

#a1a098

#99a198

Square

#9899a1

#a1989e

#a1a098

#98a19c

Shades

Color #9899a1 mixed toward black.

#7d7e88

#64656d

#4b4b52

#323237

#19191b

Tints

Color #9899a1 mixed toward white.

#a9aab1

#babbc0

#ccccd0

#dddde0

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #9899a1 mixed toward gray.

#999aa0

#9a9aa0

#9a9b9f

#9b9b9e

#9c9c9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989f · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#98989f · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#989e9d · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9899a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9899a1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9899a1 (#9899a1) is rgb(152, 153, 161) in RGB.

No, #9899a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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