#9fa7b4

Color #9fa7b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.72 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.8

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#9fa7b4

RGB

rgb(159, 167, 180)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 12.3%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 11.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 7.2%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(68.24, -0.18, -7.65)

LCH

lch(68.24, 7.65, 268.65)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0209, 260.09)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 62.4%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4ac9f

Analogous

#9fb2b4

#9fa7b4

#a29fb4

Triadic

#9fa7b4

#b49fa7

#a7b49f

Split-complementary

#9fa7b4

#b4a29f

#b2b49f

Tetradic

#9fa7b4

#ac9fb4

#b4ac9f

#a7b49f

Square

#9fa7b4

#b49fb2

#b4ac9f

#9fb4a2

Shades

Color #9fa7b4 mixed toward black.

#7f8a9b

#636e7f

#4a525f

#32373f

#191b20

Tints

Color #9fa7b4 mixed toward white.

#afb6c1

#bfc4cd

#cfd3da

#dfe2e6

#eff0f3

Tones

Color #9fa7b4 mixed toward gray.

#a1a8b2

#a3a8b1

#a4a8af

#a6a9ad

#a8a9ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b1 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a2a1b0 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#9fafae · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 6.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa7b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa7b4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#9fa7b4 (#9fa7b4) is rgb(159, 167, 180) in RGB.

No, #9fa7b4 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #9fa7b4, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast