#959999

Color #959999

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.52 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#959999

RGB

rgb(149, 153, 153)

HSL

hsl(180, 1.9%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 2.6%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 0%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.9, -1.44, -0.5)

LCH

lch(62.9, 1.52, 199.15)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0046, 197.65)

HWB

hwb(180, 58.4%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999595

Analogous

#959997

#959999

#959799

Triadic

#959999

#999599

#999995

Split-complementary

#959999

#999597

#999795

Tetradic

#959999

#959599

#999595

#999995

Square

#959999

#979599

#999595

#979995

Shades

Color #959999 mixed toward black.

#7b8080

#636767

#4a4d4d

#313333

#191a1a

Tints

Color #959999 mixed toward white.

#a7aaaa

#b8bbbb

#cacccc

#dcdddd

#edeeee

Tones

Color #959999 mixed toward gray.

#959999

#969898

#979797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979799 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#979699 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#959999 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 2.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #959999;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#959999]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#959999 (#959999) is rgb(149, 153, 153) in RGB.

No, #959999 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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