#99988e

Color #99988e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#99988e

RGB

rgb(153, 152, 142)

HSL

hsl(54.5, 5.1%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.5, 7.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.7%, 7.2%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.66, -1.5, 5.39)

LCH

lch(62.66, 5.59, 105.55)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0144, 102.01)

HWB

hwb(54.5, 55.7%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8f99

Analogous

#99928e

#99988e

#94998e

Triadic

#99988e

#8e9998

#988e99

Split-complementary

#99988e

#8e9499

#928e99

Tetradic

#99988e

#8f998e

#8e8f99

#988e99

Square

#99988e

#8e9992

#8e8f99

#998e94

Shades

Color #99988e mixed toward black.

#818075

#67665d

#4d4d46

#34332f

#1a1a17

Tints

Color #99988e mixed toward white.

#aaa9a1

#bbbab4

#cccbc6

#ddddd9

#eeeeec

Tones

Color #99988e mixed toward gray.

#98978f

#979690

#969691

#959592

#949492

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999991 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#999991 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#999293 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 5.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #99988e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99988e]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#99988e (#99988e) is rgb(153, 152, 142) in RGB.

No, #99988e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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