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#9d9dab

a balanced, muted gray · warm · closest name: gray

RGB
157, 157, 171
HSL
240°, 8%, 64%
CMYK
8, 8, 0, 33
Luminance
0.3422

Every format

HEX#9d9dab
RGBrgb(157, 157, 171)
HSLhsl(240, 8%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 33%)
LABlab(65.1 2.8 -7.3)
LCHlch(65.1 7.8 291.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.701 0.020 285.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9d9dab;
background-color: #9d9dab;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9d9dab] bg-[#9d9dab]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9d9dab;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.616, green: 0.616, blue: 0.671)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9d9dab")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9d9dab on white: 2.68:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9d9dab on black: 7.84:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red61.6%
Green61.6%
Blue67.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.2%
Magenta8.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)32.9%

Color previews

#9d9dab text on a black background

contrast 7.84:1

Card sample

#9d9dab text on a white background

contrast 2.68:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9d9dab;
Background color
Panel with #9d9dab background
background-color: #9d9dab;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9d9dab;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(157, 157, 171, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(157, 157, 171, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9d9dab;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d9dab, #A69DAB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9d9dab

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9d9dab in the Color Lab