#9b9fa5

Color #9b9fa5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.32 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9fa5

RGB

rgb(155, 159, 165)

HSL

hsl(216, 5.3%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 6.1%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 3.6%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(65.34, -0.24, -3.61)

LCH

lch(65.34, 3.62, 266.2)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0099, 258.35)

HWB

hwb(216, 60.8%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a19b

Analogous

#9ba4a5

#9b9fa5

#9c9ba5

Triadic

#9b9fa5

#a59b9f

#9fa59b

Split-complementary

#9b9fa5

#a59c9b

#a4a59b

Tetradic

#9b9fa5

#a19ba5

#a5a19b

#9fa59b

Square

#9b9fa5

#a59ba4

#a5a19b

#9ba59c

Shades

Color #9b9fa5 mixed toward black.

#7f848c

#656970

#4c4f54

#323538

#191a1c

Tints

Color #9b9fa5 mixed toward white.

#acafb4

#bcbfc3

#cdcfd2

#dedfe1

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #9b9fa5 mixed toward gray.

#9c9fa4

#9d9fa3

#9d9fa2

#9ea0a2

#9fa0a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da4 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#9d9ca3 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#9ba2a2 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9fa5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9fa5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9b9fa5 (#9b9fa5) is rgb(155, 159, 165) in RGB.

No, #9b9fa5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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