#96969d

Color #96969d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.99 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#96969d

RGB

rgb(150, 150, 157)

HSL

hsl(240, 3.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4.5%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 4.5%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(62.28, 1.38, -3.67)

LCH

lch(62.28, 3.92, 290.61)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0102, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 58.8%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9d96

Analogous

#969a9d

#96969d

#9a969d

Triadic

#96969d

#9d9696

#969d96

Split-complementary

#96969d

#9d9a96

#9a9d96

Tetradic

#96969d

#9d969d

#9d9d96

#969d96

Square

#96969d

#9d969a

#9d9d96

#969d9a

Shades

Color #96969d mixed toward black.

#7c7c84

#63636a

#4a4a4f

#313135

#19191a

Tints

Color #96969d mixed toward white.

#a8a8ad

#b9b9be

#cbcbce

#dcdcde

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #96969d mixed toward gray.

#97979c

#98989b

#99999a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96969b · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#96969b · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#969a9a · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96969d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96969d]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#96969d (#96969d) is rgb(150, 150, 157) in RGB.

No, #96969d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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