#9b9baa

Color #9b9baa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.64 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9baa

RGB

rgb(155, 155, 170)

HSL

hsl(240, 8.1%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 8.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 8.8%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(64.41, 3, -7.79)

LCH

lch(64.41, 8.35, 291.06)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0217, 285.76)

HWB

hwb(240, 60.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaaa9b

Analogous

#9ba2aa

#9b9baa

#a29baa

Triadic

#9b9baa

#aa9b9b

#9baa9b

Split-complementary

#9b9baa

#aaa29b

#a2aa9b

Tetradic

#9b9baa

#aa9baa

#aaaa9b

#9baa9b

Square

#9b9baa

#aa9ba2

#aaaa9b

#9baaa2

Shades

Color #9b9baa mixed toward black.

#7e7e91

#646475

#4b4b58

#32323b

#19191d

Tints

Color #9b9baa mixed toward white.

#acacb8

#bcbcc6

#cdcdd4

#dedee3

#eeeef1

Tones

Color #9b9baa mixed toward gray.

#9c9ca9

#9d9da7

#9f9fa6

#a0a0a5

#a1a1a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ba7 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#9b9ba6 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#9ba4a3 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9baa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9baa]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9b9baa (#9b9baa) is rgb(155, 155, 170) in RGB.

No, #9b9baa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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