#9b9ea6

Color #9b9ea6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.16 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9ea6

RGB

rgb(155, 158, 166)

HSL

hsl(223.6, 5.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.6, 6.6%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 4.8%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(65.1, 0.51, -4.53)

LCH

lch(65.1, 4.56, 276.42)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0121, 269.53)

HWB

hwb(223.6, 60.8%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6a39b

Analogous

#9ba3a6

#9b9ea6

#9d9ba6

Triadic

#9b9ea6

#a69b9e

#9ea69b

Split-complementary

#9b9ea6

#a69d9b

#a3a69b

Tetradic

#9b9ea6

#a39ba6

#a6a39b

#9ea69b

Square

#9b9ea6

#a69ba3

#a6a39b

#9ba69d

Shades

Color #9b9ea6 mixed toward black.

#7f828d

#656871

#4c4e55

#323439

#191a1c

Tints

Color #9b9ea6 mixed toward white.

#acaeb5

#bcbec4

#cdced2

#dedfe1

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #9b9ea6 mixed toward gray.

#9c9ea5

#9d9fa4

#9e9fa3

#9fa0a2

#9fa0a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca4 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#9c9ca4 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#9ba3a2 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9ea6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9ea6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9b9ea6 (#9b9ea6) is rgb(155, 158, 166) in RGB.

No, #9b9ea6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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