#999d9b

Color #999d9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.24 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#999d9b

RGB

rgb(153, 157, 155)

HSL

hsl(150, 2%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(150, 2.5%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 1.3%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(64.36, -1.82, 0.54)

LCH

lch(64.36, 1.9, 163.47)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0054, 164.93)

HWB

hwb(150, 60%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d999b

Analogous

#999d99

#999d9b

#999d9d

Triadic

#999d9b

#9b999d

#9d9b99

Split-complementary

#999d9b

#9d999d

#9d9999

Tetradic

#999d9b

#999b9d

#9d999b

#9d9b99

Square

#999d9b

#99999d

#9d999b

#9d9d99

Shades

Color #999d9b mixed toward black.

#7f8481

#656967

#4c4f4e

#333534

#191a1a

Tints

Color #999d9b mixed toward white.

#aaadac

#bbbebc

#cccecd

#dddede

#eeefee

Tones

Color #999d9b mixed toward gray.

#999d9b

#9a9c9b

#9b9b9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#9b9a9c · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#999c9c · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #999d9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999d9b]

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Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#999d9b (#999d9b) is rgb(153, 157, 155) in RGB.

No, #999d9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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