#91979c

Color #91979c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.95 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#91979c

RGB

rgb(145, 151, 156)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 5.3%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 7.1%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 3.2%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(62.13, -1.15, -3.37)

LCH

lch(62.13, 3.56, 251.16)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0101, 242.93)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 56.9%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c9691

Analogous

#919c9b

#91979c

#91919c

Triadic

#91979c

#9c9197

#979c91

Split-complementary

#91979c

#9c9191

#9c9b91

Tetradic

#91979c

#96919c

#9c9691

#979c91

Square

#91979c

#9b919c

#9c9691

#919c91

Shades

Color #91979c mixed toward black.

#777e84

#5f656a

#474c4f

#2f3235

#18191a

Tints

Color #91979c mixed toward white.

#a3a8ac

#b6babd

#c8cbcd

#dadcde

#edeeee

Tones

Color #91979c mixed toward gray.

#92979b

#93979a

#949799

#959798

#969797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94949b · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#93939b · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#919a9a · ΔE 3.6

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: #91979c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#91979c]

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Slate Gray #708090

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Frequently asked questions

#91979c (#91979c) is rgb(145, 151, 156) in RGB.

No, #91979c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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