#9e9eab

Color #9e9eab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.13 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9eab

RGB

rgb(158, 158, 171)

HSL

hsl(240, 7.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 7.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.49, 2.58, -6.74)

LCH

lch(65.49, 7.22, 290.95)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0188, 285.74)

HWB

hwb(240, 62%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abab9e

Analogous

#9ea4ab

#9e9eab

#a49eab

Triadic

#9e9eab

#ab9e9e

#9eab9e

Split-complementary

#9e9eab

#aba49e

#a4ab9e

Tetradic

#9e9eab

#ab9eab

#abab9e

#9eab9e

Square

#9e9eab

#ab9ea4

#abab9e

#9eaba4

Shades

Color #9e9eab mixed toward black.

#818192

#666676

#4c4c58

#33333b

#19191d

Tints

Color #9e9eab mixed toward white.

#aeaeb9

#bebec7

#ceced5

#dfdfe3

#efeff1

Tones

Color #9e9eab mixed toward gray.

#9f9faa

#a0a0a9

#a1a1a8

#a2a2a7

#a3a3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea8 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea7 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#9ea6a5 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9eab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9eab]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9eab (#9e9eab) is rgb(158, 158, 171) in RGB.

No, #9e9eab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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