#9799a2

Color #9799a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9799a2

RGB

rgb(151, 153, 162)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 5.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 6.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 5.6%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(63.32, 1.07, -4.95)

LCH

lch(63.32, 5.06, 282.2)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0133, 276.05)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 59.2%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a097

Analogous

#979fa2

#9799a2

#9b97a2

Triadic

#9799a2

#a29799

#99a297

Split-complementary

#9799a2

#a29b97

#9fa297

Tetradic

#9799a2

#a097a2

#a2a097

#99a297

Square

#9799a2

#a2979f

#a2a097

#97a29b

Shades

Color #9799a2 mixed toward black.

#7c7e89

#63656e

#4a4b53

#313237

#19191c

Tints

Color #9799a2 mixed toward white.

#a8aab2

#babbc1

#cbccd1

#dcdde0

#eeeef0

Tones

Color #9799a2 mixed toward gray.

#989aa1

#999aa0

#9a9b9f

#9b9b9e

#9c9c9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898a0 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#98989f · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#979e9e · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9799a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9799a2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9799a2 (#9799a2) is rgb(151, 153, 162) in RGB.

No, #9799a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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