#9b9fa6

Color #9b9fa6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.66 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9fa6

RGB

rgb(155, 159, 166)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 5.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 6.6%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 4.2%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(65.37, -0.04, -4.13)

LCH

lch(65.37, 4.13, 269.45)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0112, 261.8)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 60.8%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6a29b

Analogous

#9ba4a6

#9b9fa6

#9c9ba6

Triadic

#9b9fa6

#a69b9f

#9fa69b

Split-complementary

#9b9fa6

#a69c9b

#a4a69b

Tetradic

#9b9fa6

#a29ba6

#a6a29b

#9fa69b

Square

#9b9fa6

#a69ba4

#a6a29b

#9ba69c

Shades

Color #9b9fa6 mixed toward black.

#7f848d

#656971

#4c4f55

#323539

#191a1c

Tints

Color #9b9fa6 mixed toward white.

#acafb5

#bcbfc4

#cdcfd2

#dedfe1

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #9b9fa6 mixed toward gray.

#9c9fa5

#9d9fa4

#9ea0a3

#9fa0a2

#9fa0a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da4 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9ca4 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#9ba3a3 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9fa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9fa6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9b9fa6 (#9b9fa6) is rgb(155, 159, 166) in RGB.

No, #9b9fa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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