#9fa2a6

Color #9fa2a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.69 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa2a6

RGB

rgb(159, 162, 166)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 3.8%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 4.2%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 2.4%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(66.49, -0.29, -2.45)

LCH

lch(66.49, 2.47, 263.25)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0067, 255.34)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 62.4%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6a39f

Analogous

#9fa5a6

#9fa2a6

#9f9fa6

Triadic

#9fa2a6

#a69fa2

#a2a69f

Split-complementary

#9fa2a6

#a69f9f

#a5a69f

Tetradic

#9fa2a6

#a39fa6

#a6a39f

#a2a69f

Square

#9fa2a6

#a69fa5

#a6a39f

#9fa69f

Shades

Color #9fa2a6 mixed toward black.

#83878c

#686c70

#4e5154

#343638

#1a1b1c

Tints

Color #9fa2a6 mixed toward white.

#afb1b5

#bfc1c4

#cfd0d2

#dfe0e1

#efeff0

Tones

Color #9fa2a6 mixed toward gray.

#a0a2a5

#a1a2a4

#a2a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

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

#a0a0a5 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#a0a0a5 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#9fa4a4 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 2.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa2a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa2a6]

Related colors

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Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fa2a6 (#9fa2a6) is rgb(159, 162, 166) in RGB.

No, #9fa2a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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