#97989d

Color #97989d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.93 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#97989d

RGB

rgb(151, 152, 157)

HSL

hsl(230, 3%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 3.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 3.2%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(62.9, 0.62, -2.74)

LCH

lch(62.9, 2.81, 282.75)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0074, 277.03)

HWB

hwb(230, 59.2%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9c97

Analogous

#979b9d

#97989d

#99979d

Triadic

#97989d

#9d9798

#989d97

Split-complementary

#97989d

#9d9997

#9b9d97

Tetradic

#97989d

#9c979d

#9d9c97

#989d97

Square

#97989d

#9d979b

#9d9c97

#979d99

Shades

Color #97989d mixed toward black.

#7d7e84

#64656a

#4b4b4f

#323235

#19191a

Tints

Color #97989d mixed toward white.

#a8a9ad

#bababe

#cbccce

#dcddde

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #97989d mixed toward gray.

#97989d

#98999c

#99999c

#99999b

#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

#97979c · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#97979c · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#979b9b · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97989d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97989d]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#97989d (#97989d) is rgb(151, 152, 157) in RGB.

No, #97989d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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