#9d9ba7

Color #9d9ba7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.25 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9d9ba7

RGB

rgb(157, 155, 167)

HSL

hsl(250, 6.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 7.2%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 7.2%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(64.48, 3.08, -5.99)

LCH

lch(64.48, 6.74, 297.21)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0175, 293.63)

HWB

hwb(250, 60.8%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a79b

Analogous

#9b9fa7

#9d9ba7

#a39ba7

Triadic

#9d9ba7

#a79d9b

#9ba79d

Split-complementary

#9d9ba7

#a7a39b

#9fa79b

Tetradic

#9d9ba7

#a79ba5

#a5a79b

#9ba79d

Square

#9d9ba7

#a79b9f

#a5a79b

#9ba7a3

Shades

Color #9d9ba7 mixed toward black.

#817e8e

#676472

#4d4b56

#333239

#1a191d

Tints

Color #9d9ba7 mixed toward white.

#adacb6

#bebcc4

#cecdd3

#dedee2

#efeef0

Tones

Color #9d9ba7 mixed toward gray.

#9e9ca6

#9e9da5

#9f9ea4

#a09fa3

#a0a0a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca4 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#9c9ca4 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#9da2a1 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d9ba7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d9ba7]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9d9ba7 (#9d9ba7) is rgb(157, 155, 167) in RGB.

No, #9d9ba7 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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