#949c9e

Color #949c9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.31 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#949c9e

RGB

rgb(148, 156, 158)

HSL

hsl(192, 4.9%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 6.3%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 1.3%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(63.79, -2.46, -2.03)

LCH

lch(63.79, 3.19, 219.53)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0097, 214.51)

HWB

hwb(192, 58%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9694

Analogous

#949e9b

#949c9e

#94979e

Triadic

#949c9e

#9e949c

#9c9e94

Split-complementary

#949c9e

#9e9497

#9e9b94

Tetradic

#949c9e

#96949e

#9e9694

#9c9e94

Square

#949c9e

#9b949e

#9e9694

#979e94

Shades

Color #949c9e mixed toward black.

#798386

#61696b

#494f50

#313435

#181a1b

Tints

Color #949c9e mixed toward white.

#a6acae

#b8bdbe

#cacdce

#dbdedf

#edeeef

Tones

Color #949c9e mixed toward gray.

#959b9d

#969b9c

#979a9b

#98999a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989e · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#97969d · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#949d9d · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #949c9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#949c9e]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#949c9e (#949c9e) is rgb(148, 156, 158) in RGB.

No, #949c9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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