#979aa4

Color #979aa4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.96 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#979aa4

RGB

rgb(151, 154, 164)

HSL

hsl(226.2, 6.7%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.2, 7.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 6.1%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(63.65, 0.93, -5.59)

LCH

lch(63.65, 5.67, 279.45)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.015, 272.67)

HWB

hwb(226.2, 59.2%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4a197

Analogous

#97a1a4

#979aa4

#9b97a4

Triadic

#979aa4

#a4979a

#9aa497

Split-complementary

#979aa4

#a49b97

#a1a497

Tetradic

#979aa4

#a197a4

#a4a197

#9aa497

Square

#979aa4

#a497a1

#a4a197

#97a49b

Shades

Color #979aa4 mixed toward black.

#7b7f8c

#626570

#4a4c54

#313338

#19191c

Tints

Color #979aa4 mixed toward white.

#a8abb3

#babcc2

#cbcdd2

#dcdde1

#eeeef0

Tones

Color #979aa4 mixed toward gray.

#989ba3

#999ba2

#9a9ca1

#9b9ca0

#9d9d9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898a2 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#9898a1 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#97a09f · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979aa4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979aa4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#979aa4 (#979aa4) is rgb(151, 154, 164) in RGB.

No, #979aa4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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