#989fab

Color #989fab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.11 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#989fab

RGB

rgb(152, 159, 171)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 10.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 11.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 7%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.29, -0.04, -7.08)

LCH

lch(65.29, 7.08, 269.68)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0192, 261.32)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 59.6%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba498

Analogous

#98a8ab

#989fab

#9a98ab

Triadic

#989fab

#ab989f

#9fab98

Split-complementary

#989fab

#ab9a98

#a8ab98

Tetradic

#989fab

#a498ab

#aba498

#9fab98

Square

#989fab

#ab98a8

#aba498

#98ab9a

Shades

Color #989fab mixed toward black.

#7a8393

#616977

#484f59

#30343b

#181a1e

Tints

Color #989fab mixed toward white.

#a9afb9

#babfc7

#cbcfd5

#dddfe3

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #989fab mixed toward gray.

#999fa9

#9ba0a8

#9da0a6

#9ea1a5

#a0a1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ba8 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#9b9aa8 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#98a6a5 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #989fab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#989fab]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#989fab (#989fab) is rgb(152, 159, 171) in RGB.

No, #989fab 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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