#949598

Color #949598

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.73 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#949598

RGB

rgb(148, 149, 152)

HSL

hsl(225, 1.9%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 2.6%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 2%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(61.7, 0.23, -1.71)

LCH

lch(61.7, 1.73, 277.66)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0045, 271.27)

HWB

hwb(225, 58%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#989794

Analogous

#949798

#949598

#959498

Triadic

#949598

#989495

#959894

Split-complementary

#949598

#989594

#979894

Tetradic

#949598

#979498

#989794

#959894

Square

#949598

#989497

#989794

#949895

Shades

Color #949598 mixed toward black.

#7b7c7f

#626366

#4a4a4c

#313233

#191919

Tints

Color #949598 mixed toward white.

#a6a7a9

#b8b8ba

#c9cacb

#dbdcdd

#ededee

Tones

Color #949598 mixed toward gray.

#949598

#959597

#959697

#969696

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#949497 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#949497 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#949797 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #949598;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#949598]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#949598 (#949598) is rgb(148, 149, 152) in RGB.

No, #949598 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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