#9fa2ae

Color #9fa2ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.16 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa2ae

RGB

rgb(159, 162, 174)

HSL

hsl(228, 8.5%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 8.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 6.9%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(66.72, 1.33, -6.57)

LCH

lch(66.72, 6.7, 281.44)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0177, 274.87)

HWB

hwb(228, 62.4%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeab9f

Analogous

#9faaae

#9fa2ae

#a49fae

Triadic

#9fa2ae

#ae9fa2

#a2ae9f

Split-complementary

#9fa2ae

#aea49f

#aaae9f

Tetradic

#9fa2ae

#ab9fae

#aeab9f

#a2ae9f

Square

#9fa2ae

#ae9faa

#aeab9f

#9faea4

Shades

Color #9fa2ae mixed toward black.

#818595

#666978

#4c4f5a

#33353c

#191a1e

Tints

Color #9fa2ae mixed toward white.

#afb2bc

#bfc1c9

#cfd1d7

#dfe0e4

#eff0f2

Tones

Color #9fa2ae mixed toward gray.

#a0a3ad

#a2a4ac

#a3a4aa

#a4a5a9

#a5a6a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0ab · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#a0a0ab · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#9fa9a8 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa2ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa2ae]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9fa2ae (#9fa2ae) is rgb(159, 162, 174) in RGB.

No, #9fa2ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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