#93979d

Color #93979d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.84 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#93979d

RGB

rgb(147, 151, 157)

HSL

hsl(216, 4.9%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 6.4%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 3.8%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(62.31, -0.24, -3.65)

LCH

lch(62.31, 3.66, 266.24)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.01, 258.47)

HWB

hwb(216, 57.6%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9993

Analogous

#939c9d

#93979d

#94939d

Triadic

#93979d

#9d9397

#979d93

Split-complementary

#93979d

#9d9493

#9c9d93

Tetradic

#93979d

#99939d

#9d9993

#979d93

Square

#93979d

#9d939c

#9d9993

#939d94

Shades

Color #93979d mixed toward black.

#787d85

#60646a

#484b50

#303235

#18191b

Tints

Color #93979d mixed toward white.

#a5a8ad

#b7babe

#c9cbce

#dbdcde

#edeeef

Tones

Color #93979d mixed toward gray.

#94979c

#95979b

#96989a

#979899

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95959c · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#95949b · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#939a9a · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 3.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #93979d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#93979d]

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

#93979d (#93979d) is rgb(147, 151, 157) in RGB.

No, #93979d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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