#9f9fa2

Color #9f9fa2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.03 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9fa2

RGB

rgb(159, 159, 162)

HSL

hsl(240, 1.6%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.9%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 1.9%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(65.57, 0.58, -1.56)

LCH

lch(65.57, 1.66, 290.39)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0043, 286.31)

HWB

hwb(240, 62.4%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a29f

Analogous

#9fa0a2

#9f9fa2

#a09fa2

Triadic

#9f9fa2

#a29f9f

#9fa29f

Split-complementary

#9f9fa2

#a2a09f

#a0a29f

Tetradic

#9f9fa2

#a29fa2

#a2a29f

#9fa29f

Square

#9f9fa2

#a29fa0

#a2a29f

#9fa2a0

Shades

Color #9f9fa2 mixed toward black.

#848488

#69696d

#4f4f51

#353536

#1a1a1b

Tints

Color #9f9fa2 mixed toward white.

#afafb1

#bfbfc1

#cfcfd0

#dfdfe0

#efefef

Tones

Color #9f9fa2 mixed toward gray.

#9f9fa2

#9f9fa1

#a0a0a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa1 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#9f9fa1 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#9fa1a1 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9fa2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9fa2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9f9fa2 (#9f9fa2) is rgb(159, 159, 162) in RGB.

No, #9f9fa2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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