#949c9d

Color #949c9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.28 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#949c9d

RGB

rgb(148, 156, 157)

HSL

hsl(186.7, 4.4%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.7, 5.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.7%, 0.6%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(63.76, -2.66, -1.51)

LCH

lch(63.76, 3.06, 209.58)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0093, 206.02)

HWB

hwb(186.7, 58%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9594

Analogous

#949d99

#949c9d

#94979d

Triadic

#949c9d

#9d949c

#9c9d94

Split-complementary

#949c9d

#9d9497

#9d9994

Tetradic

#949c9d

#95949d

#9d9594

#9c9d94

Square

#949c9d

#99949d

#9d9594

#979d94

Shades

Color #949c9d mixed toward black.

#798385

#61696a

#494f50

#313535

#181a1b

Tints

Color #949c9d mixed toward white.

#a6acad

#b8bdbe

#c9cdce

#dbdede

#edeeef

Tones

Color #949c9d mixed toward gray.

#959b9c

#959b9b

#969a9b

#979a9a

#989999

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989d · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#97969d · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#949d9d · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #949c9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#949c9d]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#949c9d (#949c9d) is rgb(148, 156, 157) in RGB.

No, #949c9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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