#989ea1

Color #989ea1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.3 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#989ea1

RGB

rgb(152, 158, 161)

HSL

hsl(200, 4.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 5.6%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 1.9%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(64.73, -1.55, -2.31)

LCH

lch(64.73, 2.78, 236.14)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0082, 228.95)

HWB

hwb(200, 59.6%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a19b98

Analogous

#98a1a0

#989ea1

#989aa1

Triadic

#989ea1

#a1989e

#9ea198

Split-complementary

#989ea1

#a1989a

#a1a098

Tetradic

#989ea1

#9b98a1

#a19b98

#9ea198

Square

#989ea1

#a098a1

#a19b98

#9aa198

Shades

Color #989ea1 mixed toward black.

#7d8488

#646a6d

#4b4f52

#323537

#191a1b

Tints

Color #989ea1 mixed toward white.

#a9aeb1

#babec0

#cccfd0

#dddfe0

#eeefef

Tones

Color #989ea1 mixed toward gray.

#999ea0

#9a9ea0

#9a9d9f

#9b9d9e

#9c9d9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ba0 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#9a9aa0 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#98a0a0 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 3.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #989ea1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#989ea1]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#989ea1 (#989ea1) is rgb(152, 158, 161) in RGB.

No, #989ea1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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