#979da5

Color #979da5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.85 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#979da5

RGB

rgb(151, 157, 165)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 7.2%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 8.5%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 4.8%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(64.49, -0.53, -4.91)

LCH

lch(64.49, 4.94, 263.84)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0136, 255.56)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 59.2%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a59f97

Analogous

#97a4a5

#979da5

#9897a5

Triadic

#979da5

#a5979d

#9da597

Split-complementary

#979da5

#a59897

#a4a597

Tetradic

#979da5

#9f97a5

#a59f97

#9da597

Square

#979da5

#a597a4

#a59f97

#97a598

Shades

Color #979da5 mixed toward black.

#7b828d

#626871

#494e55

#313438

#181a1c

Tints

Color #979da5 mixed toward white.

#a8adb4

#babec3

#cbced2

#dcdee1

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #979da5 mixed toward gray.

#989da4

#999da3

#9b9ea2

#9c9ea0

#9d9e9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aa3 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#9999a3 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#97a2a1 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979da5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979da5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#979da5 (#979da5) is rgb(151, 157, 165) in RGB.

No, #979da5 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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