#99a0a0

Color #99a0a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.72 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#99a0a0

RGB

rgb(153, 160, 160)

HSL

hsl(180, 3.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 4.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 0%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(65.32, -2.49, -0.87)

LCH

lch(65.32, 2.64, 199.26)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.008, 196.63)

HWB

hwb(180, 60%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a09999

Analogous

#99a09d

#99a0a0

#999da0

Triadic

#99a0a0

#a099a0

#a0a099

Split-complementary

#99a0a0

#a0999d

#a09d99

Tetradic

#99a0a0

#9999a0

#a09999

#a0a099

Square

#99a0a0

#9d99a0

#a09999

#9da099

Shades

Color #99a0a0 mixed toward black.

#7e8787

#656c6c

#4b5151

#323636

#191b1b

Tints

Color #99a0a0 mixed toward white.

#aab0b0

#bbc0c0

#ccd0d0

#dddfdf

#eeefef

Tones

Color #99a0a0 mixed toward gray.

#9aa0a0

#9a9f9f

#9b9e9e

#9c9d9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca0 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#9c9ba0 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#99a0a0 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99a0a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99a0a0]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#99a0a0 (#99a0a0) is rgb(153, 160, 160) in RGB.

No, #99a0a0 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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