#9aa1af

Color #9aa1af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.69 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 0.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa1af

RGB

rgb(154, 161, 175)

HSL

hsl(220, 11.6%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 12%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(66.1, 0.38, -8.09)

LCH

lch(66.1, 8.1, 272.69)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0219, 264.5)

HWB

hwb(220, 60.4%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa89a

Analogous

#9aabaf

#9aa1af

#9d9aaf

Triadic

#9aa1af

#af9aa1

#a1af9a

Split-complementary

#9aa1af

#af9d9a

#abaf9a

Tetradic

#9aa1af

#a89aaf

#afa89a

#a1af9a

Square

#9aa1af

#af9aab

#afa89a

#9aaf9d

Shades

Color #9aa1af mixed toward black.

#7b8597

#61697a

#494f5c

#30353d

#181a1f

Tints

Color #9aa1af mixed toward white.

#abb1bc

#bcc0ca

#ccd0d7

#dde0e4

#eeeff2

Tones

Color #9aa1af mixed toward gray.

#9ca2ad

#9da2ab

#9fa3aa

#a1a3a8

#a3a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dac · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#9d9cab · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#9aa9a9 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa1af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa1af]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9aa1af (#9aa1af) is rgb(154, 161, 175) in RGB.

No, #9aa1af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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