#9f9fa0

Color #9f9fa0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.76 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9fa0

RGB

rgb(159, 159, 160)

HSL

hsl(240, 0.5%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 0.6%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0.6%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(65.52, 0.19, -0.52)

LCH

lch(65.52, 0.55, 290.07)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0015, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 62.4%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a09f

Analogous

#9f9fa0

Triadic

#9f9fa0

#a09f9f

#9fa09f

Split-complementary

#9f9fa0

#a09f9f

#9fa09f

Tetradic

#9f9fa0

#a09fa0

#a0a09f

#9fa09f

Square

#9f9fa0

#a09f9f

#a0a09f

#9fa09f

Shades

Color #9f9fa0 mixed toward black.

#848485

#6a6a6b

#4f4f50

#353535

#1a1a1b

Tints

Color #9f9fa0 mixed toward white.

#afafb0

#bfbfc0

#cfcfcf

#dfdfdf

#efefef

Tones

Color #9f9fa0 mixed toward gray.

#9f9fa0

#9f9f9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa0 · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#9f9fa0 · ΔE 0

Tritanopia

#9fa0a0 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 0.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9fa0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9fa0]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9f9fa0 (#9f9fa0) is rgb(159, 159, 160) in RGB.

No, #9f9fa0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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