#939997

Color #939997

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.04 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#939997

RGB

rgb(147, 153, 151)

HSL

hsl(160, 2.9%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(160, 3.9%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 0%, 1.3%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.69, -2.55, 0.3)

LCH

lch(62.69, 2.57, 173.29)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0075, 173.91)

HWB

hwb(160, 57.6%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999395

Analogous

#939994

#939997

#939899

Triadic

#939997

#979399

#999793

Split-complementary

#939997

#999398

#999493

Tetradic

#939997

#939599

#999395

#999793

Square

#939997

#949399

#999395

#989993

Shades

Color #939997 mixed toward black.

#79817e

#616765

#494d4c

#313332

#181a19

Tints

Color #939997 mixed toward white.

#a5aaa8

#b7bbba

#c9cccb

#dbdddc

#edeeee

Tones

Color #939997 mixed toward gray.

#939897

#949897

#949796

#959796

#959696

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969697 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#959598 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#939898 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #939997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#939997]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#939997 (#939997) is rgb(147, 153, 151) in RGB.

No, #939997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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