#9fa4ac

Color #9fa4ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.17 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa4ac

RGB

rgb(159, 164, 172)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 7.3%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 7.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 4.7%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(67.2, -0.18, -4.75)

LCH

lch(67.2, 4.75, 267.83)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0129, 259.73)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 62.4%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca79f

Analogous

#9fabac

#9fa4ac

#a09fac

Triadic

#9fa4ac

#ac9fa4

#a4ac9f

Split-complementary

#9fa4ac

#aca09f

#abac9f

Tetradic

#9fa4ac

#a79fac

#aca79f

#a4ac9f

Square

#9fa4ac

#ac9fab

#aca79f

#9faca0

Shades

Color #9fa4ac mixed toward black.

#818892

#666c76

#4d5159

#33363b

#1a1b1e

Tints

Color #9fa4ac mixed toward white.

#afb3ba

#bfc2c8

#cfd1d6

#dfe1e3

#eff0f1

Tones

Color #9fa4ac mixed toward gray.

#a0a4ab

#a1a4aa

#a2a5a9

#a3a5a8

#a4a5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1aa · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a1a1aa · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#9fa9a8 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 4.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa4ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa4ac]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9fa4ac (#9fa4ac) is rgb(159, 164, 172) in RGB.

No, #9fa4ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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