#9c9ba4

Color #9c9ba4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.04 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.3

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#9c9ba4

RGB

rgb(156, 155, 164)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 4.7%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 5.5%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 5.5%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(64.32, 2.12, -4.56)

LCH

lch(64.32, 5.03, 294.93)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0131, 291.07)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 60.8%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3a49b

Analogous

#9b9ea4

#9c9ba4

#a09ba4

Triadic

#9c9ba4

#a49c9b

#9ba49c

Split-complementary

#9c9ba4

#a4a09b

#9ea49b

Tetradic

#9c9ba4

#a49ba3

#a3a49b

#9ba49c

Square

#9c9ba4

#a49b9e

#a3a49b

#9ba4a0

Shades

Color #9c9ba4 mixed toward black.

#807f8b

#66656f

#4d4c53

#333338

#1a191c

Tints

Color #9c9ba4 mixed toward white.

#acacb3

#bdbcc2

#cdcdd1

#dedee1

#eeeef0

Tones

Color #9c9ba4 mixed toward gray.

#9c9ca3

#9d9ca2

#9e9da2

#9e9ea1

#9f9fa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca2 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#9c9ca1 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#9ca0a0 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9ba4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9ba4]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9c9ba4 (#9c9ba4) is rgb(156, 155, 164) in RGB.

No, #9c9ba4 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #9c9ba4, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast