#9797a0

Color #9797a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.24 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9797a0

RGB

rgb(151, 151, 160)

HSL

hsl(240, 4.5%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 5.6%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 5.6%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(62.72, 1.78, -4.71)

LCH

lch(62.72, 5.04, 290.7)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0131, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 59.2%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a097

Analogous

#979ca0

#9797a0

#9c97a0

Triadic

#9797a0

#a09797

#97a097

Split-complementary

#9797a0

#a09c97

#9ca097

Tetradic

#9797a0

#a097a0

#a0a097

#97a097

Square

#9797a0

#a0979c

#a0a097

#97a09c

Shades

Color #9797a0 mixed toward black.

#7c7c87

#63636c

#4a4a51

#323236

#19191b

Tints

Color #9797a0 mixed toward white.

#a8a8b0

#babac0

#cbcbd0

#dcdcdf

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #9797a0 mixed toward gray.

#98989f

#99999f

#99999e

#9a9a9d

#9b9b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97979e · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#97979d · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#979c9c · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9797a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9797a0]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9797a0 (#9797a0) is rgb(151, 151, 160) in RGB.

No, #9797a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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