#9b9a9f

Color #9b9a9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.11 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9a9f

RGB

rgb(155, 154, 159)

HSL

hsl(252, 2.5%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 3.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 3.1%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(63.82, 1.33, -2.48)

LCH

lch(63.82, 2.81, 298.2)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0073, 295.16)

HWB

hwb(252, 60.4%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9f9a

Analogous

#9a9c9f

#9b9a9f

#9e9a9f

Triadic

#9b9a9f

#9f9b9a

#9a9f9b

Split-complementary

#9b9a9f

#9f9e9a

#9c9f9a

Tetradic

#9b9a9f

#9f9a9e

#9e9f9a

#9a9f9b

Square

#9b9a9f

#9f9a9c

#9e9f9a

#9a9f9e

Shades

Color #9b9a9f mixed toward black.

#817f86

#67666b

#4d4c50

#333335

#1a191b

Tints

Color #9b9a9f mixed toward white.

#acabaf

#bcbcbf

#cdcdcf

#dedddf

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #9b9a9f mixed toward gray.

#9b9b9f

#9c9b9e

#9c9c9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b9e · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#9b9b9e · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#9b9d9d · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9a9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9a9f]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9b9a9f (#9b9a9f) is rgb(155, 154, 159) in RGB.

No, #9b9a9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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