#999eaf

Color #999eaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.25 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#999eaf

RGB

rgb(153, 158, 175)

HSL

hsl(226.4, 12.1%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.4, 12.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 9.7%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(65.22, 1.71, -9.42)

LCH

lch(65.22, 9.57, 280.29)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0254, 272.7)

HWB

hwb(226.4, 60%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afaa99

Analogous

#99a9af

#999eaf

#9f99af

Triadic

#999eaf

#af999e

#9eaf99

Split-complementary

#999eaf

#af9f99

#a9af99

Tetradic

#999eaf

#aa99af

#afaa99

#9eaf99

Square

#999eaf

#af99a9

#afaa99

#99af9f

Shades

Color #999eaf mixed toward black.

#7a8197

#60667b

#484d5c

#30333d

#181a1f

Tints

Color #999eaf mixed toward white.

#aaaebc

#bbbeca

#ccced7

#dddfe4

#eeeff2

Tones

Color #999eaf mixed toward gray.

#9b9fad

#9da0ab

#9ea1a9

#a0a2a8

#a2a3a6

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

#9b9bab · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#9b9baa · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#99a8a7 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #999eaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999eaf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#999eaf (#999eaf) is rgb(153, 158, 175) in RGB.

No, #999eaf 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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