#999a9e

Color #999a9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.05 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#999a9e

RGB

rgb(153, 154, 158)

HSL

hsl(228, 2.5%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 3.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 2.5%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(63.63, 0.42, -2.22)

LCH

lch(63.63, 2.26, 280.71)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0059, 274.84)

HWB

hwb(228, 60%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9d99

Analogous

#999d9e

#999a9e

#9b999e

Triadic

#999a9e

#9e999a

#9a9e99

Split-complementary

#999a9e

#9e9b99

#9d9e99

Tetradic

#999a9e

#9d999e

#9e9d99

#9a9e99

Square

#999a9e

#9e999d

#9e9d99

#999e9b

Shades

Color #999a9e mixed toward black.

#7e8085

#65666a

#4c4d50

#333335

#191a1b

Tints

Color #999a9e mixed toward white.

#aaabae

#bbbcbe

#cccdcf

#dddddf

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #999a9e mixed toward gray.

#999a9e

#9a9b9d

#9b9b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99999d · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#99999d · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#999c9c · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #999a9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999a9e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#999a9e (#999a9e) is rgb(153, 154, 158) in RGB.

No, #999a9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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