#999698

Color #999698

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#999698

RGB

rgb(153, 150, 152)

HSL

hsl(320, 1.4%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320, 2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2%, 0.7%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.38, 1.48, -0.66)

LCH

lch(62.38, 1.62, 335.97)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0045, 337.96)

HWB

hwb(320, 58.8%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#969997

Analogous

#989699

#999698

#999697

Triadic

#999698

#989996

#969899

Split-complementary

#999698

#979996

#969998

Tetradic

#999698

#999796

#969997

#969899

Square

#999698

#999896

#969997

#969799

Shades

Color #999698 mixed toward black.

#807c7f

#666465

#4d4b4c

#333233

#1a1919

Tints

Color #999698 mixed toward white.

#aaa8a9

#bbb9ba

#cccbcb

#dddcdd

#eeeeee

Tones

Color #999698 mixed toward gray.

#999698

#989798

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989898 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#989897 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#999797 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #999698;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999698]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#999698 (#999698) is rgb(153, 150, 152) in RGB.

No, #999698 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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