#9fa7b1

Color #9fa7b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.27 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa7b1

RGB

rgb(159, 167, 177)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 10.3%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 10.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 5.6%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(68.15, -0.8, -6.12)

LCH

lch(68.15, 6.17, 262.55)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0171, 254.01)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 62.4%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1a99f

Analogous

#9fb0b1

#9fa7b1

#a09fb1

Triadic

#9fa7b1

#b19fa7

#a7b19f

Split-complementary

#9fa7b1

#b1a09f

#b0b19f

Tetradic

#9fa7b1

#a99fb1

#b1a99f

#a7b19f

Square

#9fa7b1

#b19fb0

#b1a99f

#9fb1a0

Shades

Color #9fa7b1 mixed toward black.

#808b98

#646f7c

#4b535d

#32373e

#191c1f

Tints

Color #9fa7b1 mixed toward white.

#afb6be

#bfc4cb

#cfd3d8

#dfe2e5

#eff0f2

Tones

Color #9fa7b1 mixed toward gray.

#a1a7b0

#a2a7ae

#a4a8ad

#a5a8ab

#a7a8aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3af · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#a2a1ae · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#9fadac · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa7b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa7b1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fa7b1 (#9fa7b1) is rgb(159, 167, 177) in RGB.

No, #9fa7b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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