#9e9ea2

Color #9e9ea2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.59 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9ea2

RGB

rgb(158, 158, 162)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.1%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 2.5%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 2.5%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(65.22, 0.77, -2.08)

LCH

lch(65.22, 2.22, 290.31)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0057, 286.22)

HWB

hwb(240, 62%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a29e

Analogous

#9ea0a2

#9e9ea2

#a09ea2

Triadic

#9e9ea2

#a29e9e

#9ea29e

Split-complementary

#9e9ea2

#a2a09e

#a0a29e

Tetradic

#9e9ea2

#a29ea2

#a2a29e

#9ea29e

Square

#9e9ea2

#a29ea0

#a2a29e

#9ea2a0

Shades

Color #9e9ea2 mixed toward black.

#838388

#68686d

#4e4e52

#343436

#1a1a1b

Tints

Color #9e9ea2 mixed toward white.

#aeaeb1

#bebec1

#ceced0

#dfdfe0

#efefef

Tones

Color #9e9ea2 mixed toward gray.

#9e9ea2

#9f9fa1

#a0a0a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea1 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea1 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#9ea0a0 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 2.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9ea2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9ea2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9ea2 (#9e9ea2) is rgb(158, 158, 162) in RGB.

No, #9e9ea2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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