#999fac

Color #999fac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.43 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#999fac

RGB

rgb(153, 159, 172)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 10.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 11%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(65.39, 0.51, -7.48)

LCH

lch(65.39, 7.5, 273.9)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0201, 266.02)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 60%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca699

Analogous

#99a8ac

#999fac

#9c99ac

Triadic

#999fac

#ac999f

#9fac99

Split-complementary

#999fac

#ac9c99

#a8ac99

Tetradic

#999fac

#a699ac

#aca699

#9fac99

Square

#999fac

#ac99a8

#aca699

#99ac9c

Shades

Color #999fac mixed toward black.

#7b8394

#616877

#494e5a

#31343c

#181a1e

Tints

Color #999fac mixed toward white.

#aaafba

#bbbfc8

#cccfd5

#dddfe3

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #999fac mixed toward gray.

#9a9faa

#9ca0a9

#9ea1a7

#9fa1a6

#a1a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca9 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9b9ba8 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#99a7a6 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 6.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #999fac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999fac]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#999fac (#999fac) is rgb(153, 159, 172) in RGB.

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

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