#989b9e

Color #989b9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.78 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#989b9e

RGB

rgb(152, 155, 158)

HSL

hsl(210, 3%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 3.8%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 1.9%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(63.82, -0.49, -1.94)

LCH

lch(63.82, 2, 255.82)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0056, 248.01)

HWB

hwb(210, 59.6%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9b98

Analogous

#989e9e

#989b9e

#98989e

Triadic

#989b9e

#9e989b

#9b9e98

Split-complementary

#989b9e

#9e9898

#9e9e98

Tetradic

#989b9e

#9b989e

#9e9b98

#9b9e98

Square

#989b9e

#9e989e

#9e9b98

#989e98

Shades

Color #989b9e mixed toward black.

#7d8185

#64676a

#4b4e50

#323435

#191a1b

Tints

Color #989b9e mixed toward white.

#a9acae

#babcbe

#cccdcf

#dddedf

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #989b9e mixed toward gray.

#999b9e

#999b9d

#9a9b9d

#9a9b9c

#9b9b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99999d · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#99999d · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#989d9d · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #989b9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#989b9e]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#989b9e (#989b9e) is rgb(152, 155, 158) in RGB.

No, #989b9e 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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