#949FA3

Accessibility

AAA

7.75:1

Vs white / black

2.71:1 · 7.75:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#949fa3

RGB

rgb(148, 159, 163)

RGBA

rgba(148, 159, 163, 1)

HSL

hsl(196, 8%, 61%)

HSLA

hsla(196, 8%, 61%, 1)

HSV

hsv(196, 9%, 64%)

LAB

lab(64.75% -3.08 -3.42)

LCH

lch(64.75% 4.6 227.99)

OKLAB

oklab(0.695 -0.0104 -0.0092)

OKLCH

oklch(0.695 0.0139 221.5)

XYZ

xyz(31.22, 33.74, 39.51)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 36%)

CSS

color: #949fa3;

CSS variable

--color-949fa3: #949fa3;

SCSS

$color-949fa3: #949fa3;

JavaScript

const color = "#949fa3";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#949fa3";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#949fa3" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#949fa3", "rgb": { "r": 148, "g": 159, "b": 163 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.695 0.0139 221.5)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#949fa3-1: #949fa3;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

gray-400

Very different · ΔE 5.32 · #9CA3AF

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 6.24 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.78 · #90A4AE

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 15 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e7f9ff 100daebf1 200c7d8de 300b0c1c7 40095a5aa 5007a898f 600647378 7004e5c61 80038464b 900243236 950101d21

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f6f7f7 edeff0 e4e7e8 dbdfe0 d2d7d9 cacfd1 c1c7c9 b8bfc2 afb7ba a6afb2 9da7ab 949fa3 889295 7b8588 6f777a 636a6d 565d5f 4a5052 3e4244 313536 252829 191a1b 0c0d0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f7f7 edeff0 e4e7e8 dbdfe0 d2d7d9 cacfd1 c1c7c9 b8bfc2 afb7ba a6afb2 9da7ab

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

889295 7b8588 6f777a 636a6d 565d5f 4a5052 3e4244 313536 252829 191a1b 0c0d0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

929ca0 919a9d 8f979a 8d9597 8c9294 8a9092 888d8f 878a8c 858889 838586 828383

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#949FA3Stop 1 #A49894Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#94A4A0Stop 1 #949FA3Stop 2 #9497A4Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#949FA3Stop 1 #A4949FStop 2 #9FA494Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#949FA3Stop 1 #A49497Stop 2 #A4A094Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2F3537Stop 1 #525D60Stop 2 #75848AStop 3 #9FA9ADStop 4 #C8CED0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #949fa3 works

#949FA3 (#949fa3) sits in the light blue family at about 196° hue, 8% saturation, and 61% lightness. Contrast is 2.71:1 on white and 7.75:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: gray-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #949fa3 as small body text on white — 2.71:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Openness, clarity, and communication. Soft and approachable for modern interfaces. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Concrete#95A5A6 Material Blue Grey 300#90A4AE Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Web Safe #999999#999999 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Asbestos#7F8C8D Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA System Gray#8E8E93 Material Blue Grey 400#78909C Tailwind slate 400#94A3B8

Where #949fa3 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #949fa3 as small body text on white — 2.71:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.