#96989f

Color #96989f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.5 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#96989f

RGB

rgb(150, 152, 159)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 4.5%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 5.7%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.7%, 4.4%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(62.88, 0.67, -3.92)

LCH

lch(62.88, 3.98, 279.7)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0105, 273.27)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 58.8%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f9d96

Analogous

#969d9f

#96989f

#99969f

Triadic

#96989f

#9f9698

#989f96

Split-complementary

#96989f

#9f9996

#9d9f96

Tetradic

#96989f

#9d969f

#9f9d96

#989f96

Square

#96989f

#9f969d

#9f9d96

#969f99

Shades

Color #96989f mixed toward black.

#7b7e86

#62646c

#4a4b51

#313236

#19191b

Tints

Color #96989f mixed toward white.

#a8a9af

#b9babf

#cbcccf

#dcdddf

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #96989f mixed toward gray.

#97989e

#98999e

#98999d

#999a9c

#9a9a9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97979d · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#97979d · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#969c9c · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 3.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96989f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96989f]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#96989f (#96989f) is rgb(150, 152, 159) in RGB.

No, #96989f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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