#98a3ac

Color #98a3ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.93 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#98a3ac

RGB

rgb(152, 163, 172)

HSL

hsl(207, 10.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207, 11.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 5.2%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(66.4, -2.03, -5.99)

LCH

lch(66.4, 6.32, 251.28)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0182, 242.45)

HWB

hwb(207, 59.6%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca198

Analogous

#98acab

#98a3ac

#9899ac

Triadic

#98a3ac

#ac98a3

#a3ac98

Split-complementary

#98a3ac

#ac9899

#acab98

Tetradic

#98a3ac

#a198ac

#aca198

#a3ac98

Square

#98a3ac

#ab98ac

#aca198

#99ac98

Shades

Color #98a3ac mixed toward black.

#7a8894

#606d78

#48525a

#30373c

#181b1e

Tints

Color #98a3ac mixed toward white.

#a9b2ba

#bac2c8

#cbd1d5

#dde0e3

#eef0f1

Tones

Color #98a3ac mixed toward gray.

#9aa3aa

#9ba3a9

#9da2a7

#9fa2a5

#a0a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9daa · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#9c9ba9 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#99a8a8 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98a3ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98a3ac]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#98a3ac (#98a3ac) is rgb(152, 163, 172) in RGB.

No, #98a3ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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