#9c9da2

Color #9c9da2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.25 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9da2

RGB

rgb(156, 157, 162)

HSL

hsl(230, 3.1%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 3.7%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 3.1%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(64.8, 0.62, -2.73)

LCH

lch(64.8, 2.8, 282.8)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0074, 277.03)

HWB

hwb(230, 61.2%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a19c

Analogous

#9ca0a2

#9c9da2

#9e9ca2

Triadic

#9c9da2

#a29c9d

#9da29c

Split-complementary

#9c9da2

#a29e9c

#a0a29c

Tetradic

#9c9da2

#a19ca2

#a2a19c

#9da29c

Square

#9c9da2

#a29ca0

#a2a19c

#9ca29e

Shades

Color #9c9da2 mixed toward black.

#818288

#67686d

#4d4e52

#333437

#1a1a1b

Tints

Color #9c9da2 mixed toward white.

#adadb2

#bdbec1

#ceced1

#dedee0

#efeff0

Tones

Color #9c9da2 mixed toward gray.

#9d9da2

#9d9ea1

#9e9ea1

#9e9ea0

#9f9fa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca1 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#9c9ca1 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#9ca0a0 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 2.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9da2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9da2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9c9da2 (#9c9da2) is rgb(156, 157, 162) in RGB.

No, #9c9da2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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