#9fa2a5

Color #9fa2a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.42 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa2a5

RGB

rgb(159, 162, 165)

HSL

hsl(210, 3.2%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 3.6%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 1.8%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(66.46, -0.49, -1.93)

LCH

lch(66.46, 1.99, 255.75)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0055, 247.62)

HWB

hwb(210, 62.4%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a29f

Analogous

#9fa5a5

#9fa2a5

#9f9fa5

Triadic

#9fa2a5

#a59fa2

#a2a59f

Split-complementary

#9fa2a5

#a59f9f

#a5a59f

Tetradic

#9fa2a5

#a29fa5

#a5a29f

#a2a59f

Square

#9fa2a5

#a59fa5

#a5a29f

#9fa59f

Shades

Color #9fa2a5 mixed toward black.

#83878b

#686c6f

#4e5154

#343638

#1a1b1c

Tints

Color #9fa2a5 mixed toward white.

#afb1b4

#bfc1c3

#cfd0d2

#dfe0e1

#efeff0

Tones

Color #9fa2a5 mixed toward gray.

#9fa2a4

#a0a2a4

#a0a2a3

#a1a2a3

#a1a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a4 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#a0a0a4 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#9fa4a4 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa2a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa2a5]

Related colors

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Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9fa2a5 (#9fa2a5) is rgb(159, 162, 165) in RGB.

No, #9fa2a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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