#9fa4ab

Color #9fa4ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.73 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa4ab

RGB

rgb(159, 164, 171)

HSL

hsl(215, 6.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 4.1%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(67.17, -0.39, -4.23)

LCH

lch(67.17, 4.25, 264.73)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0116, 256.56)

HWB

hwb(215, 62.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba69f

Analogous

#9faaab

#9fa4ab

#a09fab

Triadic

#9fa4ab

#ab9fa4

#a4ab9f

Split-complementary

#9fa4ab

#aba09f

#aaab9f

Tetradic

#9fa4ab

#a69fab

#aba69f

#a4ab9f

Square

#9fa4ab

#ab9faa

#aba69f

#9faba0

Shades

Color #9fa4ab mixed toward black.

#828891

#676d75

#4d5258

#33363b

#1a1b1d

Tints

Color #9fa4ab mixed toward white.

#afb3b9

#bfc2c7

#cfd1d5

#dfe1e3

#eff0f1

Tones

Color #9fa4ab mixed toward gray.

#a0a4aa

#a1a4a9

#a2a4a8

#a3a5a7

#a4a5a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1a9 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a1a1a9 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#9fa8a8 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa4ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa4ab]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fa4ab (#9fa4ab) is rgb(159, 164, 171) in RGB.

No, #9fa4ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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