#9c9ba1

Color #9c9ba1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.04 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9ba1

RGB

rgb(156, 155, 161)

HSL

hsl(250, 3.1%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 3.7%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(64.23, 1.53, -3)

LCH

lch(64.23, 3.37, 297.02)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0087, 293.63)

HWB

hwb(250, 60.8%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a19b

Analogous

#9b9da1

#9c9ba1

#9f9ba1

Triadic

#9c9ba1

#a19c9b

#9ba19c

Split-complementary

#9c9ba1

#a19f9b

#9da19b

Tetradic

#9c9ba1

#a19ba0

#a0a19b

#9ba19c

Square

#9c9ba1

#a19b9d

#a0a19b

#9ba19f

Shades

Color #9c9ba1 mixed toward black.

#818088

#67666d

#4d4d52

#343336

#1a1a1b

Tints

Color #9c9ba1 mixed toward white.

#adacb1

#bdbcc0

#cecdd0

#dedee0

#efeeef

Tones

Color #9c9ba1 mixed toward gray.

#9c9ca1

#9d9ca0

#9d9da0

#9d9d9f

#9e9e9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca0 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#9c9c9f · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#9c9e9e · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9ba1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9ba1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9c9ba1 (#9c9ba1) is rgb(156, 155, 161) in RGB.

No, #9c9ba1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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