#9fa3a5

Color #9fa3a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.11 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa3a5

RGB

rgb(159, 163, 165)

HSL

hsl(200, 3.2%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 3.6%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 1.2%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(66.73, -1.03, -1.53)

LCH

lch(66.73, 1.84, 236.05)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0055, 228.72)

HWB

hwb(200, 62.4%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a19f

Analogous

#9fa5a4

#9fa3a5

#9fa0a5

Triadic

#9fa3a5

#a59fa3

#a3a59f

Split-complementary

#9fa3a5

#a59fa0

#a5a49f

Tetradic

#9fa3a5

#a19fa5

#a5a19f

#a3a59f

Square

#9fa3a5

#a49fa5

#a5a19f

#a0a59f

Shades

Color #9fa3a5 mixed toward black.

#83888b

#686d6f

#4e5254

#343738

#1a1b1c

Tints

Color #9fa3a5 mixed toward white.

#afb2b4

#bfc2c3

#cfd1d2

#dfe0e1

#eff0f0

Tones

Color #9fa3a5 mixed toward gray.

#9fa3a4

#a0a3a4

#a0a2a3

#a1a2a3

#a1a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1a5 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a1a0a4 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#9fa4a4 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 2.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa3a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa3a5]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#9fa3a5 (#9fa3a5) is rgb(159, 163, 165) in RGB.

No, #9fa3a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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