#999d7b

Color #999d7b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 18.28 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#999d7b

RGB

rgb(153, 157, 123)

HSL

hsl(67.1, 14.8%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.1, 21.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 21.7%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(63.6, -7.41, 17.35)

LCH

lch(63.6, 18.87, 113.13)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0481, 113.15)

HWB

hwb(67.1, 48.2%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f7b9d

Analogous

#9d907b

#999d7b

#889d7b

Triadic

#999d7b

#7b999d

#9d7b99

Split-complementary

#999d7b

#7b889d

#907b9d

Tetradic

#999d7b

#7b9d7f

#7f7b9d

#9d7b99

Square

#999d7b

#7b9d90

#7f7b9d

#9d7b88

Shades

Color #999d7b mixed toward black.

#828663

#686b50

#4e503c

#343628

#1a1b14

Tints

Color #999d7b mixed toward white.

#aaad91

#bbbea7

#cccebd

#ddded3

#eeefe9

Tones

Color #999d7b mixed toward gray.

#979a7e

#959781

#929583

#909286

#8e8f89

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b84 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#9b9a86 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#998b8c · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #999d7b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999d7b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#999d7b (#999d7b) is rgb(153, 157, 123) in RGB.

No, #999d7b 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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