#989dae

Color #989dae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.9 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#989dae

RGB

rgb(152, 157, 174)

HSL

hsl(226.4, 12%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.4, 12.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 9.8%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(64.84, 1.71, -9.43)

LCH

lch(64.84, 9.58, 280.28)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0254, 272.7)

HWB

hwb(226.4, 59.6%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea998

Analogous

#98a8ae

#989dae

#9e98ae

Triadic

#989dae

#ae989d

#9dae98

Split-complementary

#989dae

#ae9e98

#a8ae98

Tetradic

#989dae

#a998ae

#aea998

#9dae98

Square

#989dae

#ae98a8

#aea998

#98ae9e

Shades

Color #989dae mixed toward black.

#798096

#60667a

#484c5b

#30333d

#18191e

Tints

Color #989dae mixed toward white.

#a9adbb

#babec9

#cbced6

#dddee4

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #989dae mixed toward gray.

#9a9eac

#9c9faa

#9da0a8

#9fa1a7

#a1a2a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aaa · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#9a9aa9 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#98a7a6 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #989dae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#989dae]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#989dae (#989dae) is rgb(152, 157, 174) in RGB.

No, #989dae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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