#9aa4b3

Color #9aa4b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.22 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa4b3

RGB

rgb(154, 164, 179)

HSL

hsl(216, 14.1%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 14%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 8.4%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(67.03, -0.42, -8.94)

LCH

lch(67.03, 8.95, 267.31)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0246, 258.28)

HWB

hwb(216, 60.4%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3a99a

Analogous

#9ab0b3

#9aa4b3

#9d9ab3

Triadic

#9aa4b3

#b39aa4

#a4b39a

Split-complementary

#9aa4b3

#b39d9a

#b0b39a

Tetradic

#9aa4b3

#a99ab3

#b3a99a

#a4b39a

Square

#9aa4b3

#b39ab0

#b3a99a

#9ab39d

Shades

Color #9aa4b3 mixed toward black.

#7a879b

#5f6c7f

#48515f

#30363f

#181b20

Tints

Color #9aa4b3 mixed toward white.

#abb3c0

#bcc2cc

#cdd2d9

#dde1e6

#eef0f2

Tones

Color #9aa4b3 mixed toward gray.

#9ca4b1

#9ea5af

#a0a5ad

#a2a6ab

#a4a6a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9fb0 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#9e9daf · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#9badac · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa4b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa4b3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9aa4b3 (#9aa4b3) is rgb(154, 164, 179) in RGB.

No, #9aa4b3 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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