#979faa

Color #979faa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.85 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#979faa

RGB

rgb(151, 159, 170)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 10.1%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 11.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 6.5%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.18, -0.59, -6.69)

LCH

lch(65.18, 6.72, 264.96)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0185, 256.26)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 59.2%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa297

Analogous

#97a8aa

#979faa

#9897aa

Triadic

#979faa

#aa979f

#9faa97

Split-complementary

#979faa

#aa9897

#a8aa97

Tetradic

#979faa

#a297aa

#aaa297

#9faa97

Square

#979faa

#aa97a8

#aaa297

#97aa98

Shades

Color #979faa mixed toward black.

#798492

#606976

#484f58

#30353b

#181a1d

Tints

Color #979faa mixed toward white.

#a8afb8

#babfc6

#cbcfd4

#dcdfe3

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #979faa mixed toward gray.

#989fa8

#9a9fa7

#9ca0a5

#9da0a4

#9fa0a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ba7 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#9a99a7 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#97a5a5 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #979faa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#979faa]

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

#979faa (#979faa) is rgb(151, 159, 170) in RGB.

No, #979faa 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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