#9da5af

Color #9da5af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.45 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9da5af

RGB

rgb(157, 165, 175)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 10.1%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 10.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(67.41, -0.8, -6.13)

LCH

lch(67.41, 6.18, 262.56)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0172, 254.1)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 61.6%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa79d

Analogous

#9daeaf

#9da5af

#9e9daf

Triadic

#9da5af

#af9da5

#a5af9d

Split-complementary

#9da5af

#af9e9d

#aeaf9d

Tetradic

#9da5af

#a79daf

#afa79d

#a5af9d

Square

#9da5af

#af9dae

#afa79d

#9daf9e

Shades

Color #9da5af mixed toward black.

#7f8996

#636d7a

#4b525b

#32373d

#191b1e

Tints

Color #9da5af mixed toward white.

#adb4bc

#bec3ca

#ced2d7

#dee1e4

#eff0f2

Tones

Color #9da5af mixed toward gray.

#9fa5ad

#a0a5ac

#a2a6aa

#a3a6a9

#a5a6a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1ad · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#a09fac · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#9dabaa · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9da5af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9da5af]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9da5af (#9da5af) is rgb(157, 165, 175) in RGB.

No, #9da5af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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