#9fa2b1

Color #9fa2b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.69 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa2b1

RGB

rgb(159, 162, 177)

HSL

hsl(230, 10.3%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 10.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 8.5%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(66.81, 1.95, -8.11)

LCH

lch(66.81, 8.34, 283.52)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.022, 276.8)

HWB

hwb(230, 62.4%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1ae9f

Analogous

#9fabb1

#9fa2b1

#a59fb1

Triadic

#9fa2b1

#b19fa2

#a2b19f

Split-complementary

#9fa2b1

#b1a59f

#abb19f

Tetradic

#9fa2b1

#ae9fb1

#b1ae9f

#a2b19f

Square

#9fa2b1

#b19fab

#b1ae9f

#9fb1a5

Shades

Color #9fa2b1 mixed toward black.

#808498

#64687c

#4b4e5d

#32343e

#191a1f

Tints

Color #9fa2b1 mixed toward white.

#afb2be

#bfc1cb

#cfd1d8

#dfe0e5

#eff0f2

Tones

Color #9fa2b1 mixed toward gray.

#a1a3b0

#a2a4ae

#a4a5ad

#a5a6ab

#a7a7aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0ae · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#a0a0ad · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#9fabaa · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa2b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa2b1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fa2b1 (#9fa2b1) is rgb(159, 162, 177) in RGB.

No, #9fa2b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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