#99a0aa

Color #99a0aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.06 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#99a0aa

RGB

rgb(153, 160, 170)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 9.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 10%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 5.9%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.61, -0.46, -6.04)

LCH

lch(65.61, 6.06, 265.64)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0166, 257.13)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 60%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa399

Analogous

#99a8aa

#99a0aa

#9a99aa

Triadic

#99a0aa

#aa99a0

#a0aa99

Split-complementary

#99a0aa

#aa9a99

#a8aa99

Tetradic

#99a0aa

#a399aa

#aaa399

#a0aa99

Square

#99a0aa

#aa99a8

#aaa399

#99aa9a

Shades

Color #99a0aa mixed toward black.

#7c8591

#626a75

#494f58

#31353b

#181a1d

Tints

Color #99a0aa mixed toward white.

#aab0b8

#bbc0c6

#cccfd4

#dddfe3

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #99a0aa mixed toward gray.

#9aa0a9

#9ca0a7

#9da1a6

#9fa1a4

#a0a1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca8 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#9c9ba7 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#99a6a5 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 5.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99a0aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99a0aa]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#99a0aa (#99a0aa) is rgb(153, 160, 170) in RGB.

No, #99a0aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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