#979fa2

Color #979fa2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.47 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#979fa2

RGB

rgb(151, 159, 162)

HSL

hsl(196.4, 5.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.4, 6.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 1.9%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(64.95, -2.25, -2.55)

LCH

lch(64.95, 3.4, 228.58)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0102, 221.82)

HWB

hwb(196.4, 59.2%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a29a97

Analogous

#97a2a0

#979fa2

#979aa2

Triadic

#979fa2

#a2979f

#9fa297

Split-complementary

#979fa2

#a2979a

#a2a097

Tetradic

#979fa2

#9a97a2

#a29a97

#9fa297

Square

#979fa2

#a097a2

#a29a97

#9aa297

Shades

Color #979fa2 mixed toward black.

#7c8689

#636b6e

#4a5053

#313637

#191b1c

Tints

Color #979fa2 mixed toward white.

#a8afb2

#babfc1

#cbcfd1

#dcdfe0

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #979fa2 mixed toward gray.

#989fa1

#999ea0

#9a9e9f

#9b9d9e

#9c9d9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ba1 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#9a99a1 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#97a1a1 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #979fa2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979fa2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#979fa2 (#979fa2) is rgb(151, 159, 162) in RGB.

No, #979fa2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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