#99979e

Color #99979e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.56 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#99979e

RGB

rgb(153, 151, 158)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 3.5%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 4.4%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(62.82, 2.09, -3.41)

LCH

lch(62.82, 4, 301.5)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0104, 299.27)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 59.2%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c9e97

Analogous

#97999e

#99979e

#9d979e

Triadic

#99979e

#9e9997

#979e99

Split-complementary

#99979e

#9e9d97

#999e97

Tetradic

#99979e

#9e979c

#9c9e97

#979e99

Square

#99979e

#9e9799

#9c9e97

#979e9d

Shades

Color #99979e mixed toward black.

#7f7c85

#65636b

#4c4b50

#333235

#19191b

Tints

Color #99979e mixed toward white.

#aaa8ae

#bbbabe

#cccbcf

#dddcdf

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #99979e mixed toward gray.

#99989d

#9a989d

#9a999c

#9a9a9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989c · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#98989c · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#999b9b · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #99979e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99979e]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#99979e (#99979e) is rgb(153, 151, 158) in RGB.

No, #99979e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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