#99978c

Color #99978c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.27 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#99978c

RGB

rgb(153, 151, 140)

HSL

hsl(50.8, 6%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.8, 8.5%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 8.5%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.34, -1.3, 6.05)

LCH

lch(62.34, 6.19, 102.13)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.016, 98.28)

HWB

hwb(50.8, 54.9%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c8e99

Analogous

#99918c

#99978c

#95998c

Triadic

#99978c

#8c9997

#978c99

Split-complementary

#99978c

#8c9599

#918c99

Tetradic

#99978c

#8e998c

#8c8e99

#978c99

Square

#99978c

#8c9991

#8c8e99

#998c95

Shades

Color #99978c mixed toward black.

#827f73

#68665c

#4e4c45

#34332e

#1a1917

Tints

Color #99978c mixed toward white.

#aaa89f

#bbbab2

#cccbc6

#dddcd9

#eeeeec

Tones

Color #99978c mixed toward gray.

#98968d

#97968e

#96958f

#959490

#949392

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

#98988f · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#98988f · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#999191 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #99978c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99978c]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#99978c (#99978c) is rgb(153, 151, 140) in RGB.

No, #99978c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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