#9c9da4

Color #9c9da4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.87 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9da4

RGB

rgb(156, 157, 164)

HSL

hsl(232.5, 4.2%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.5, 4.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(64.85, 1.01, -3.77)

LCH

lch(64.85, 3.9, 285)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0102, 279.55)

HWB

hwb(232.5, 61.2%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4a39c

Analogous

#9ca1a4

#9c9da4

#9f9ca4

Triadic

#9c9da4

#a49c9d

#9da49c

Split-complementary

#9c9da4

#a49f9c

#a1a49c

Tetradic

#9c9da4

#a39ca4

#a4a39c

#9da49c

Square

#9c9da4

#a49ca1

#a4a39c

#9ca49f

Shades

Color #9c9da4 mixed toward black.

#80818a

#66676f

#4d4d53

#333438

#1a1a1c

Tints

Color #9c9da4 mixed toward white.

#acadb3

#bdbec2

#cdced1

#dedee1

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #9c9da4 mixed toward gray.

#9d9da3

#9d9ea3

#9e9ea2

#9f9fa1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca2 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#9c9ca2 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#9ca1a1 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9da4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9da4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9c9da4 (#9c9da4) is rgb(156, 157, 164) in RGB.

No, #9c9da4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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