#999b8b

Color #999b8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.67 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#999b8b

RGB

rgb(153, 155, 139)

HSL

hsl(67.5, 7.4%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.5, 10.3%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 10.3%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(63.41, -3.68, 8.15)

LCH

lch(63.41, 8.94, 114.3)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.023, 112.77)

HWB

hwb(67.5, 54.5%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d8b9b

Analogous

#9b958b

#999b8b

#919b8b

Triadic

#999b8b

#8b999b

#9b8b99

Split-complementary

#999b8b

#8b919b

#958b9b

Tetradic

#999b8b

#8b9b8d

#8d8b9b

#9b8b99

Square

#999b8b

#8b9b95

#8d8b9b

#9b8b91

Shades

Color #999b8b mixed toward black.

#818371

#67695b

#4e4f44

#34352d

#1a1a17

Tints

Color #999b8b mixed toward white.

#aaac9e

#bbbcb2

#cccdc5

#ddded8

#eeeeec

Tones

Color #999b8b mixed toward gray.

#989a8c

#97988e

#96978f

#959690

#949492

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a8f · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#9a9a90 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#999293 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #999b8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999b8b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#999b8b (#999b8b) is rgb(153, 155, 139) in RGB.

No, #999b8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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