#9aa5af

Color #9aa5af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#9aa5af

RGB

rgb(154, 165, 175)

HSL

hsl(208.6, 11.6%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.6, 12%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(67.18, -1.82, -6.49)

LCH

lch(67.18, 6.74, 254.33)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0192, 245.43)

HWB

hwb(208.6, 60.4%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa49a

Analogous

#9aafae

#9aa5af

#9a9aaf

Triadic

#9aa5af

#af9aa5

#a5af9a

Split-complementary

#9aa5af

#af9a9a

#afae9a

Tetradic

#9aa5af

#a49aaf

#afa49a

#a5af9a

Square

#9aa5af

#ae9aaf

#afa49a

#9aaf9a

Shades

Color #9aa5af mixed toward black.

#7b8a97

#616e7a

#49535c

#30373d

#181c1f

Tints

Color #9aa5af mixed toward white.

#abb4bc

#bcc3ca

#ccd2d7

#dde1e4

#eef0f2

Tones

Color #9aa5af mixed toward gray.

#9ca5ad

#9da5ab

#9fa5aa

#a1a5a8

#a3a5a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fad · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#9e9dac · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#9babaa · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9aa5af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9aa5af]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#9aa5af (#9aa5af) is rgb(154, 165, 175) in RGB.

No, #9aa5af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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