#9b9fa8

Color #9b9fa8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.43 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9b9fa8

RGB

rgb(155, 159, 168)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 7.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 5.4%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(65.43, 0.37, -5.17)

LCH

lch(65.43, 5.18, 274.09)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0138, 266.68)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 60.8%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8a49b

Analogous

#9ba5a8

#9b9fa8

#9d9ba8

Triadic

#9b9fa8

#a89b9f

#9fa89b

Split-complementary

#9b9fa8

#a89d9b

#a5a89b

Tetradic

#9b9fa8

#a49ba8

#a8a49b

#9fa89b

Square

#9b9fa8

#a89ba5

#a8a49b

#9ba89d

Shades

Color #9b9fa8 mixed toward black.

#7e838f

#646973

#4b4f56

#32343a

#191a1d

Tints

Color #9b9fa8 mixed toward white.

#acafb6

#bcbfc5

#cdcfd3

#dedfe2

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #9b9fa8 mixed toward gray.

#9c9fa7

#9da0a6

#9ea0a5

#9fa1a4

#a0a1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da6 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9ca5 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#9ba4a4 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b9fa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b9fa8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9b9fa8 (#9b9fa8) is rgb(155, 159, 168) in RGB.

No, #9b9fa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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