#9b9aae

Color #9b9aae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.71 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9aae

RGB

rgb(155, 154, 174)

HSL

hsl(243, 11%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243, 11.5%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 11.5%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(64.27, 4.4, -10.26)

LCH

lch(64.27, 11.16, 293.21)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.029, 287.87)

HWB

hwb(243, 60.4%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adae9a

Analogous

#9aa3ae

#9b9aae

#a59aae

Triadic

#9b9aae

#ae9b9a

#9aae9b

Split-complementary

#9b9aae

#aea59a

#a3ae9a

Tetradic

#9b9aae

#ae9aad

#adae9a

#9aae9b

Square

#9b9aae

#ae9aa3

#adae9a

#9aaea5

Shades

Color #9b9aae mixed toward black.

#7d7c96

#626179

#4a495b

#31313d

#19181e

Tints

Color #9b9aae mixed toward white.

#acabbb

#bcbcc9

#cdccd6

#dedde4

#eeeef1

Tones

Color #9b9aae mixed toward gray.

#9c9cac

#9e9dab

#9f9fa9

#a1a1a7

#a2a2a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ba9 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#9b9ba8 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#9ba6a5 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9aae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9aae]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9b9aae (#9b9aae) is rgb(155, 154, 174) in RGB.

No, #9b9aae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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