#9e9eac

Color #9e9eac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.61 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9eac

RGB

rgb(158, 158, 172)

HSL

hsl(240, 7.8%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 8.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(65.52, 2.78, -7.25)

LCH

lch(65.52, 7.76, 290.98)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0203, 285.75)

HWB

hwb(240, 62%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acac9e

Analogous

#9ea5ac

#9e9eac

#a59eac

Triadic

#9e9eac

#ac9e9e

#9eac9e

Split-complementary

#9e9eac

#aca59e

#a5ac9e

Tetradic

#9e9eac

#ac9eac

#acac9e

#9eac9e

Square

#9e9eac

#ac9ea5

#acac9e

#9eaca5

Shades

Color #9e9eac mixed toward black.

#808093

#656577

#4c4c59

#33333b

#19191e

Tints

Color #9e9eac mixed toward white.

#aeaeba

#bebec8

#ceced6

#dfdfe3

#efeff1

Tones

Color #9e9eac mixed toward gray.

#9f9fab

#a0a0aa

#a1a1a8

#a3a3a7

#a4a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea9 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea8 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#9ea6a6 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9eac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9eac]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9eac (#9e9eac) is rgb(158, 158, 172) in RGB.

No, #9e9eac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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