#98a0aa

Color #98a0aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.24 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#98a0aa

RGB

rgb(152, 160, 170)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 9.6%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 10.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 5.9%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.53, -0.8, -6.16)

LCH

lch(65.53, 6.21, 262.6)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0173, 253.87)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 59.6%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa298

Analogous

#98a9aa

#98a0aa

#9998aa

Triadic

#98a0aa

#aa98a0

#a0aa98

Split-complementary

#98a0aa

#aa9998

#a9aa98

Tetradic

#98a0aa

#a298aa

#aaa298

#a0aa98

Square

#98a0aa

#aa98a9

#aaa298

#98aa99

Shades

Color #98a0aa mixed toward black.

#7a8592

#616a76

#495058

#30353b

#181b1d

Tints

Color #98a0aa mixed toward white.

#a9b0b8

#bac0c6

#cbcfd4

#dddfe3

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #98a0aa mixed toward gray.

#99a0a8

#9ba0a7

#9ca0a5

#9ea1a4

#9fa1a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca8 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#9b9aa7 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#98a6a5 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98a0aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98a0aa]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#98a0aa (#98a0aa) is rgb(152, 160, 170) in RGB.

No, #98a0aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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