#90979a

Color #90979a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.89 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#90979a

RGB

rgb(144, 151, 154)

HSL

hsl(198, 4.7%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198, 6.5%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 1.9%, 0%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(61.99, -1.91, -2.45)

LCH

lch(61.99, 3.11, 232.06)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0093, 225.44)

HWB

hwb(198, 56.5%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a9390

Analogous

#909a98

#90979a

#90929a

Triadic

#90979a

#9a9097

#979a90

Split-complementary

#90979a

#9a9092

#9a9890

Tetradic

#90979a

#93909a

#9a9390

#979a90

Square

#90979a

#98909a

#9a9390

#929a90

Shades

Color #90979a mixed toward black.

#767e82

#5f6568

#474c4e

#2f3334

#18191a

Tints

Color #90979a mixed toward white.

#a2a8ab

#b5babc

#c7cbcc

#dadcdd

#eceeee

Tones

Color #90979a mixed toward gray.

#919799

#929698

#929697

#939697

#949596

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939399 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#939299 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#909999 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 3.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #90979a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#90979a]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#90979a (#90979a) is rgb(144, 151, 154) in RGB.

No, #90979a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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