#9fa4a9

Color #9fa4a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.92 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa4a9

RGB

rgb(159, 164, 169)

HSL

hsl(210, 5.5%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 5.9%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 3%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(67.12, -0.79, -3.2)

LCH

lch(67.12, 3.3, 256.13)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0093, 247.85)

HWB

hwb(210, 62.4%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a49f

Analogous

#9fa9a9

#9fa4a9

#9f9fa9

Triadic

#9fa4a9

#a99fa4

#a4a99f

Split-complementary

#9fa4a9

#a99f9f

#a9a99f

Tetradic

#9fa4a9

#a49fa9

#a9a49f

#a4a99f

Square

#9fa4a9

#a99fa9

#a9a49f

#9fa99f

Shades

Color #9fa4a9 mixed toward black.

#82898f

#676d73

#4d5256

#34373a

#1a1b1d

Tints

Color #9fa4a9 mixed toward white.

#afb3b7

#bfc2c6

#cfd1d4

#dfe1e2

#eff0f1

Tones

Color #9fa4a9 mixed toward gray.

#a0a4a8

#a1a4a7

#a1a4a6

#a2a4a6

#a3a4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1a8 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#a1a1a8 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#9fa7a7 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 3.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa4a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa4a9]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#9fa4a9 (#9fa4a9) is rgb(159, 164, 169) in RGB.

No, #9fa4a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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