#999eae

Color #999eae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.9 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#999eae

RGB

rgb(153, 158, 174)

HSL

hsl(225.7, 11.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.7, 12.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 9.2%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(65.19, 1.49, -8.91)

LCH

lch(65.19, 9.03, 279.49)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.024, 271.91)

HWB

hwb(225.7, 60%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea999

Analogous

#99a8ae

#999eae

#9e99ae

Triadic

#999eae

#ae999e

#9eae99

Split-complementary

#999eae

#ae9e99

#a8ae99

Tetradic

#999eae

#a999ae

#aea999

#9eae99

Square

#999eae

#ae99a8

#aea999

#99ae9e

Shades

Color #999eae mixed toward black.

#7b8196

#60667a

#484d5b

#30333d

#181a1e

Tints

Color #999eae mixed toward white.

#aaaebb

#bbbec9

#ccced6

#dddfe4

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #999eae mixed toward gray.

#9b9fac

#9ca0aa

#9ea1a9

#a0a2a7

#a2a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9baa · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#9b9ba9 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#99a7a7 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #999eae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999eae]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#999eae (#999eae) is rgb(153, 158, 174) in RGB.

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

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