#98a9b5

Color #98a9b5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.9 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#98a9b5

RGB

rgb(152, 169, 181)

HSL

hsl(204.8, 16.4%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.8, 16%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 6.6%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(68.3, -3.39, -8.17)

LCH

lch(68.3, 8.85, 247.46)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0259, 238.58)

HWB

hwb(204.8, 59.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a498

Analogous

#98b5b3

#98a9b5

#989bb5

Triadic

#98a9b5

#b598a9

#a9b598

Split-complementary

#98a9b5

#b5989b

#b5b398

Tetradic

#98a9b5

#a498b5

#b5a498

#a9b598

Square

#98a9b5

#b398b5

#b5a498

#9bb598

Shades

Color #98a9b5 mixed toward black.

#788e9e

#5d7281

#465661

#2e3941

#171d20

Tints

Color #98a9b5 mixed toward white.

#a9b7c1

#bac6ce

#ccd4da

#dde2e6

#eef1f3

Tones

Color #98a9b5 mixed toward gray.

#9aa9b3

#9da8b0

#9fa8ae

#a2a7ab

#a4a7a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0b2 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#9f9db2 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#99b0af · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98a9b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98a9b5]

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Frequently asked questions

#98a9b5 (#98a9b5) is rgb(152, 169, 181) in RGB.

No, #98a9b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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