#9d9ea2

Color #9d9ea2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.67 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9d9ea2

RGB

rgb(157, 158, 162)

HSL

hsl(228, 2.6%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 3.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 2.5%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(65.15, 0.42, -2.21)

LCH

lch(65.15, 2.25, 280.76)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0059, 274.84)

HWB

hwb(228, 61.6%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a19d

Analogous

#9da0a2

#9d9ea2

#9e9da2

Triadic

#9d9ea2

#a29d9e

#9ea29d

Split-complementary

#9d9ea2

#a29e9d

#a0a29d

Tetradic

#9d9ea2

#a19da2

#a2a19d

#9ea29d

Square

#9d9ea2

#a29da0

#a2a19d

#9da29e

Shades

Color #9d9ea2 mixed toward black.

#828388

#67696d

#4e4e52

#343437

#1a1a1b

Tints

Color #9d9ea2 mixed toward white.

#adaeb1

#bebec1

#ceced0

#dedfe0

#efefef

Tones

Color #9d9ea2 mixed toward gray.

#9d9ea1

#9e9ea1

#9e9fa1

#9f9fa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da1 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#9d9da1 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#9da0a0 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 2.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d9ea2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d9ea2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#9d9ea2 (#9d9ea2) is rgb(157, 158, 162) in RGB.

No, #9d9ea2 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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