#999983

Color #999983

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.9 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#999983

RGB

rgb(153, 153, 131)

HSL

hsl(60, 9.7%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 14.4%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 14.4%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.67, -3.95, 11.59)

LCH

lch(62.67, 12.24, 108.82)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0313, 107.28)

HWB

hwb(60, 51.4%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#838399

Analogous

#998e83

#999983

#8e9983

Triadic

#999983

#839999

#998399

Split-complementary

#999983

#838e99

#8e8399

Tetradic

#999983

#839983

#838399

#998399

Square

#999983

#83998e

#838399

#99838e

Shades

Color #999983 mixed toward black.

#82826b

#686856

#4e4e40

#34342b

#1a1a15

Tints

Color #999983 mixed toward white.

#aaaa98

#bbbbac

#ccccc1

#ddddd6

#eeeeea

Tones

Color #999983 mixed toward gray.

#979785

#959587

#949489

#92928a

#90908c

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

#999989 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#99998a · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#998d8e · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #999983;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999983]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#999983 (#999983) is rgb(153, 153, 131) in RGB.

No, #999983 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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