#9fa3ad

Color #9fa3ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.13 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa3ad

RGB

rgb(159, 163, 173)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 7.9%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 8.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(66.96, 0.57, -5.66)

LCH

lch(66.96, 5.69, 275.75)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0152, 268.49)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 62.4%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada99f

Analogous

#9faaad

#9fa3ad

#a29fad

Triadic

#9fa3ad

#ad9fa3

#a3ad9f

Split-complementary

#9fa3ad

#ada29f

#aaad9f

Tetradic

#9fa3ad

#a99fad

#ada99f

#a3ad9f

Square

#9fa3ad

#ad9faa

#ada99f

#9fada2

Shades

Color #9fa3ad mixed toward black.

#818694

#666b77

#4c505a

#33353c

#191b1e

Tints

Color #9fa3ad mixed toward white.

#afb2bb

#bfc2c8

#cfd1d6

#dfe0e4

#eff0f1

Tones

Color #9fa3ad mixed toward gray.

#a0a3ac

#a1a4ab

#a2a4aa

#a4a5a8

#a5a6a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1ab · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#a1a0aa · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#9fa9a8 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa3ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa3ad]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fa3ad (#9fa3ad) is rgb(159, 163, 173) in RGB.

No, #9fa3ad is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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