#9a9b9d

Color #9a9b9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.41 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9a9b9d

RGB

rgb(154, 155, 157)

HSL

hsl(220, 1.5%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 1.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 1.3%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(63.96, 0.03, -1.17)

LCH

lch(63.96, 1.17, 271.47)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0031, 264.47)

HWB

hwb(220, 60.4%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9c9a

Analogous

#9a9d9d

#9a9b9d

#9b9a9d

Triadic

#9a9b9d

#9d9a9b

#9b9d9a

Split-complementary

#9a9b9d

#9d9b9a

#9d9d9a

Tetradic

#9a9b9d

#9c9a9d

#9d9c9a

#9b9d9a

Square

#9a9b9d

#9d9a9d

#9d9c9a

#9a9d9b

Shades

Color #9a9b9d mixed toward black.

#808184

#666769

#4d4d4f

#333435

#1a1a1a

Tints

Color #9a9b9d mixed toward white.

#abacad

#bcbcbe

#cdcdce

#dddede

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #9a9b9d mixed toward gray.

#9a9b9d

#9b9b9d

#9b9b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a9d · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#9a9a9c · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#9a9c9c · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9a9b9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a9b9d]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9a9b9d (#9a9b9d) is rgb(154, 155, 157) in RGB.

No, #9a9b9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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