#9c9fa7

Color #9c9fa7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.91 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9fa7

RGB

rgb(156, 159, 167)

HSL

hsl(223.6, 5.9%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.6, 6.6%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 4.8%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(65.48, 0.51, -4.53)

LCH

lch(65.48, 4.56, 276.42)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0121, 269.53)

HWB

hwb(223.6, 61.2%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7a49c

Analogous

#9ca4a7

#9c9fa7

#9e9ca7

Triadic

#9c9fa7

#a79c9f

#9fa79c

Split-complementary

#9c9fa7

#a79e9c

#a4a79c

Tetradic

#9c9fa7

#a49ca7

#a7a49c

#9fa79c

Square

#9c9fa7

#a79ca4

#a7a49c

#9ca79e

Shades

Color #9c9fa7 mixed toward black.

#7f838e

#656972

#4c4f55

#333439

#191a1c

Tints

Color #9c9fa7 mixed toward white.

#acafb6

#bdbfc4

#cdcfd3

#dedfe2

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #9c9fa7 mixed toward gray.

#9d9fa6

#9ea0a5

#9fa0a4

#a0a1a3

#a0a1a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da5 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#9d9da5 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#9ca4a3 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9fa7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9fa7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9c9fa7 (#9c9fa7) is rgb(156, 159, 167) in RGB.

No, #9c9fa7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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