#9c9d9f

Color #9c9d9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.68 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9d9f

RGB

rgb(156, 157, 159)

HSL

hsl(220, 1.5%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 1.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 1.3%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(64.71, 0.03, -1.17)

LCH

lch(64.71, 1.17, 271.47)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0031, 264.47)

HWB

hwb(220, 61.2%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f9e9c

Analogous

#9c9f9f

#9c9d9f

#9d9c9f

Triadic

#9c9d9f

#9f9c9d

#9d9f9c

Split-complementary

#9c9d9f

#9f9d9c

#9f9f9c

Tetradic

#9c9d9f

#9e9c9f

#9f9e9c

#9d9f9c

Square

#9c9d9f

#9f9c9f

#9f9e9c

#9c9f9d

Shades

Color #9c9d9f mixed toward black.

#818385

#67696b

#4e4e50

#343435

#1a1a1b

Tints

Color #9c9d9f mixed toward white.

#adadaf

#bdbebf

#cececf

#dededf

#efefef

Tones

Color #9c9d9f mixed toward gray.

#9c9d9f

#9d9d9f

#9d9d9e

#9d9e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c9f · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#9c9c9e · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#9c9e9e · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9d9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9d9f]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9c9d9f (#9c9d9f) is rgb(156, 157, 159) in RGB.

No, #9c9d9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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