#96979d

Color #96979d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.49 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#96979d

RGB

rgb(150, 151, 157)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 3.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 4.5%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 3.8%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(62.55, 0.82, -3.27)

LCH

lch(62.55, 3.37, 284.08)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0088, 278.5)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 58.8%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9c96

Analogous

#969a9d

#96979d

#99969d

Triadic

#96979d

#9d9697

#979d96

Split-complementary

#96979d

#9d9996

#9a9d96

Tetradic

#96979d

#9c969d

#9d9c96

#979d96

Square

#96979d

#9d969a

#9d9c96

#969d99

Shades

Color #96979d mixed toward black.

#7c7d84

#63646a

#4a4b4f

#313235

#19191a

Tints

Color #96979d mixed toward white.

#a8a8ad

#b9babe

#cbcbce

#dcdcde

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #96979d mixed toward gray.

#97979c

#97989c

#98989b

#98999b

#99999a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96969c · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#96969b · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#969a9a · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96979d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96979d]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#96979d (#96979d) is rgb(150, 151, 157) in RGB.

No, #96979d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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