#969dae

Color #969dae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.47 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#969dae

RGB

rgb(150, 157, 174)

HSL

hsl(222.5, 12.9%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.5, 13.8%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 9.8%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(64.69, 1.03, -9.67)

LCH

lch(64.69, 9.72, 276.08)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0261, 267.81)

HWB

hwb(222.5, 58.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea796

Analogous

#96a9ae

#969dae

#9b96ae

Triadic

#969dae

#ae969d

#9dae96

Split-complementary

#969dae

#ae9b96

#a9ae96

Tetradic

#969dae

#a796ae

#aea796

#9dae96

Square

#969dae

#ae96a9

#aea796

#96ae9b

Shades

Color #969dae mixed toward black.

#778096

#5e667a

#474d5b

#2f333d

#181a1e

Tints

Color #969dae mixed toward white.

#a7adbb

#b9bec9

#caced6

#dcdee4

#edeff1

Tones

Color #969dae mixed toward gray.

#989eac

#9a9faa

#9c9fa8

#9ea0a6

#a0a1a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999aa · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#9998a9 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#96a7a6 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #969dae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#969dae]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#969dae (#969dae) is rgb(150, 157, 174) in RGB.

No, #969dae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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