#999fa2

Color #999fa2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.98 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#999fa2

RGB

rgb(153, 159, 162)

HSL

hsl(200, 4.6%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 5.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 1.9%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(65.1, -1.55, -2.3)

LCH

lch(65.1, 2.77, 236.02)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0082, 228.95)

HWB

hwb(200, 60%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a29c99

Analogous

#99a2a1

#999fa2

#999ba2

Triadic

#999fa2

#a2999f

#9fa299

Split-complementary

#999fa2

#a2999b

#a2a199

Tetradic

#999fa2

#9c99a2

#a29c99

#9fa299

Square

#999fa2

#a199a2

#a29c99

#9ba299

Shades

Color #999fa2 mixed toward black.

#7e8589

#646b6e

#4b5052

#323537

#191b1b

Tints

Color #999fa2 mixed toward white.

#aaafb2

#bbbfc1

#cccfd1

#dddfe0

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #999fa2 mixed toward gray.

#9a9fa1

#9b9fa1

#9b9ea0

#9c9e9f

#9d9e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca1 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#9b9ba1 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#99a1a1 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #999fa2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999fa2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#999fa2 (#999fa2) is rgb(153, 159, 162) in RGB.

No, #999fa2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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