#9a9a9d

Color #9a9a9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.81 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9a9a9d

RGB

rgb(154, 154, 157)

HSL

hsl(240, 1.5%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 1.9%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(63.68, 0.58, -1.57)

LCH

lch(63.68, 1.67, 290.28)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0044, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 60.4%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9d9a

Analogous

#9a9c9d

#9a9a9d

#9c9a9d

Triadic

#9a9a9d

#9d9a9a

#9a9d9a

Split-complementary

#9a9a9d

#9d9c9a

#9c9d9a

Tetradic

#9a9a9d

#9d9a9d

#9d9d9a

#9a9d9a

Square

#9a9a9d

#9d9a9c

#9d9d9a

#9a9d9c

Shades

Color #9a9a9d mixed toward black.

#808084

#666669

#4d4d4f

#333335

#1a1a1a

Tints

Color #9a9a9d mixed toward white.

#ababad

#bcbcbe

#cdcdce

#ddddde

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #9a9a9d mixed toward gray.

#9a9a9d

#9b9b9d

#9b9b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a9c · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#9a9a9c · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#9a9c9c · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9a9a9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a9a9d]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9a9a9d (#9a9a9d) is rgb(154, 154, 157) in RGB.

No, #9a9a9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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