#9e9ca5

Color #9e9ca5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.76 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9ca5

RGB

rgb(158, 156, 165)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 4.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 5.5%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 5.5%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(64.77, 2.47, -4.43)

LCH

lch(64.77, 5.07, 299.14)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0131, 296.18)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 61.2%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3a59c

Analogous

#9c9ea5

#9e9ca5

#a29ca5

Triadic

#9e9ca5

#a59e9c

#9ca59e

Split-complementary

#9e9ca5

#a5a29c

#9ea59c

Tetradic

#9e9ca5

#a59ca3

#a3a59c

#9ca59e

Square

#9e9ca5

#a59c9e

#a3a59c

#9ca5a2

Shades

Color #9e9ca5 mixed toward black.

#82808b

#686670

#4e4c54

#343338

#1a191c

Tints

Color #9e9ca5 mixed toward white.

#aeacb4

#bebdc3

#cecdd2

#dfdee1

#efeef0

Tones

Color #9e9ca5 mixed toward gray.

#9e9da4

#9f9da3

#9f9ea3

#a09fa2

#a0a0a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da3 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#9d9da2 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#9ea1a1 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9ca5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9ca5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9e9ca5 (#9e9ca5) is rgb(158, 156, 165) in RGB.

No, #9e9ca5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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