#949dae

Color #949dae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.08 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#949dae

RGB

rgb(148, 157, 174)

HSL

hsl(219.2, 13.8%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.2, 14.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 9.8%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(64.54, 0.36, -9.92)

LCH

lch(64.54, 9.93, 272.08)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.027, 263.19)

HWB

hwb(219.2, 58%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea594

Analogous

#94aaae

#949dae

#9894ae

Triadic

#949dae

#ae949d

#9dae94

Split-complementary

#949dae

#ae9894

#aaae94

Tetradic

#949dae

#a594ae

#aea594

#9dae94

Square

#949dae

#ae94aa

#aea594

#94ae98

Shades

Color #949dae mixed toward black.

#758197

#5c677a

#454d5c

#2e333d

#171a1f

Tints

Color #949dae mixed toward white.

#a6adbb

#b8bec9

#c9ced6

#dbdee4

#edeff1

Tones

Color #949dae mixed toward gray.

#969eac

#989eaa

#9a9fa7

#9da0a5

#9fa0a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898aa · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#9797a9 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#94a7a6 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #949dae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#949dae]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#949dae (#949dae) is rgb(148, 157, 174) in RGB.

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

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