#9fa2ab

Color #9fa2ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.71 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa2ab

RGB

rgb(159, 162, 171)

HSL

hsl(225, 6.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 5.3%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(66.64, 0.71, -5.03)

LCH

lch(66.64, 5.08, 278.03)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0134, 271.28)

HWB

hwb(225, 62.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba89f

Analogous

#9fa8ab

#9fa2ab

#a29fab

Triadic

#9fa2ab

#ab9fa2

#a2ab9f

Split-complementary

#9fa2ab

#aba29f

#a8ab9f

Tetradic

#9fa2ab

#a89fab

#aba89f

#a2ab9f

Square

#9fa2ab

#ab9fa8

#aba89f

#9faba2

Shades

Color #9fa2ab mixed toward black.

#828691

#676a75

#4d5058

#33353b

#1a1b1d

Tints

Color #9fa2ab mixed toward white.

#afb1b9

#bfc1c7

#cfd0d5

#dfe0e3

#efeff1

Tones

Color #9fa2ab mixed toward gray.

#a0a2aa

#a1a3a9

#a2a3a8

#a3a4a7

#a4a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a9 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#a0a0a8 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#9fa7a7 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa2ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa2ab]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fa2ab (#9fa2ab) is rgb(159, 162, 171) in RGB.

No, #9fa2ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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