#9aa3b3

Color #9aa3b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.66 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa3b3

RGB

rgb(154, 163, 179)

HSL

hsl(218.4, 14.1%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.4, 14%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 8.9%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(66.76, 0.13, -9.34)

LCH

lch(66.76, 9.34, 270.8)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0254, 262.09)

HWB

hwb(218.4, 60.4%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3aa9a

Analogous

#9aafb3

#9aa3b3

#9e9ab3

Triadic

#9aa3b3

#b39aa3

#a3b39a

Split-complementary

#9aa3b3

#b39e9a

#afb39a

Tetradic

#9aa3b3

#aa9ab3

#b3aa9a

#a3b39a

Square

#9aa3b3

#b39aaf

#b3aa9a

#9ab39e

Shades

Color #9aa3b3 mixed toward black.

#7a869b

#5f6b7f

#48505f

#30353f

#181b20

Tints

Color #9aa3b3 mixed toward white.

#abb2c0

#bcc2cc

#cdd1d9

#dde0e6

#eef0f2

Tones

Color #9aa3b3 mixed toward gray.

#9ca4b1

#9ea4af

#a0a5ad

#a2a5ab

#a4a6a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eaf · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#9d9dae · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#9aacac · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa3b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa3b3]

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

#9aa3b3 (#9aa3b3) is rgb(154, 163, 179) in RGB.

No, #9aa3b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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