#9b9da5

Color #9b9da5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.32 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9da5

RGB

rgb(155, 157, 165)

HSL

hsl(228, 5.3%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 6.1%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 4.8%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(64.8, 0.86, -4.41)

LCH

lch(64.8, 4.49, 281.03)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0118, 274.84)

HWB

hwb(228, 60.8%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a39b

Analogous

#9ba2a5

#9b9da5

#9e9ba5

Triadic

#9b9da5

#a59b9d

#9da59b

Split-complementary

#9b9da5

#a59e9b

#a2a59b

Tetradic

#9b9da5

#a39ba5

#a5a39b

#9da59b

Square

#9b9da5

#a59ba2

#a5a39b

#9ba59e

Shades

Color #9b9da5 mixed toward black.

#7f818c

#656770

#4c4d54

#323438

#191a1c

Tints

Color #9b9da5 mixed toward white.

#acadb4

#bcbec3

#cdced2

#dedee1

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #9b9da5 mixed toward gray.

#9c9da4

#9d9ea3

#9d9ea2

#9e9fa2

#9f9fa1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca3 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#9c9ca3 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#9ba2a1 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9da5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9da5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9b9da5 (#9b9da5) is rgb(155, 157, 165) in RGB.

No, #9b9da5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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