#999696

Color #999696

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.01 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#999696

RGB

rgb(153, 150, 150)

HSL

hsl(0, 1.4%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.33, 1.09, 0.39)

LCH

lch(62.33, 1.16, 19.69)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0035, 16.39)

HWB

hwb(0, 58.8%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#969999

Analogous

#999697

#999696

#999796

Triadic

#999696

#969996

#969699

Split-complementary

#999696

#969997

#969799

Tetradic

#999696

#999996

#969999

#969699

Square

#999696

#979996

#969999

#979699

Shades

Color #999696 mixed toward black.

#807c7c

#666464

#4d4b4b

#333232

#1a1919

Tints

Color #999696 mixed toward white.

#aaa8a8

#bbb9b9

#cccbcb

#dddcdc

#eeeeee

Tones

Color #999696 mixed toward gray.

#999696

#989797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989896 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#989896 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#999696 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 1.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #999696;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999696]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#999696 (#999696) is rgb(153, 150, 150) in RGB.

No, #999696 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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