#959ba2

Color #959ba2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.11 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#959ba2

RGB

rgb(149, 155, 162)

HSL

hsl(212.3, 6.5%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.3, 8%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 4.3%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(63.71, -0.74, -4.4)

LCH

lch(63.71, 4.46, 260.45)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0124, 252.15)

HWB

hwb(212.3, 58.4%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a29c95

Analogous

#95a2a2

#959ba2

#9695a2

Triadic

#959ba2

#a2959b

#9ba295

Split-complementary

#959ba2

#a29695

#a2a295

Tetradic

#959ba2

#9c95a2

#a29c95

#9ba295

Square

#959ba2

#a295a2

#a29c95

#95a296

Shades

Color #959ba2 mixed toward black.

#79818a

#61676e

#494d53

#303437

#181a1c

Tints

Color #959ba2 mixed toward white.

#a7acb2

#b8bcc1

#cacdd1

#dcdee0

#edeef0

Tones

Color #959ba2 mixed toward gray.

#969ba1

#979ba0

#989b9f

#999b9e

#9a9b9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898a0 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#9797a0 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#959f9f · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #959ba2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#959ba2]

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Frequently asked questions

#959ba2 (#959ba2) is rgb(149, 155, 162) in RGB.

No, #959ba2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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