#9fa1ad

Color #9fa1ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.23 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa1ad

RGB

rgb(159, 161, 173)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 7.9%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 8.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 6.9%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(66.43, 1.67, -6.45)

LCH

lch(66.43, 6.66, 284.52)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0175, 278.55)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 62.4%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adab9f

Analogous

#9fa8ad

#9fa1ad

#a49fad

Triadic

#9fa1ad

#ad9fa1

#a1ad9f

Split-complementary

#9fa1ad

#ada49f

#a8ad9f

Tetradic

#9fa1ad

#ab9fad

#adab9f

#a1ad9f

Square

#9fa1ad

#ad9fa8

#adab9f

#9fada4

Shades

Color #9fa1ad mixed toward black.

#818494

#666877

#4c4e5a

#33343c

#191a1e

Tints

Color #9fa1ad mixed toward white.

#afb1bb

#bfc0c8

#cfd0d6

#dfe0e4

#efeff1

Tones

Color #9fa1ad mixed toward gray.

#a0a2ac

#a1a3ab

#a2a3aa

#a4a4a8

#a5a5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0aa · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#a0a0aa · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#9fa8a7 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa1ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa1ad]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fa1ad (#9fa1ad) is rgb(159, 161, 173) in RGB.

No, #9fa1ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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