#99a1ac

Color #99a1ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.47 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#99a1ac

RGB

rgb(153, 161, 172)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 10.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 11%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(65.94, -0.59, -6.67)

LCH

lch(65.94, 6.7, 264.95)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0184, 256.19)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 60%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca499

Analogous

#99aaac

#99a1ac

#9a99ac

Triadic

#99a1ac

#ac99a1

#a1ac99

Split-complementary

#99a1ac

#ac9a99

#aaac99

Tetradic

#99a1ac

#a499ac

#aca499

#a1ac99

Square

#99a1ac

#ac99aa

#aca499

#99ac9a

Shades

Color #99a1ac mixed toward black.

#7b8594

#616b77

#49505a

#31353c

#181b1e

Tints

Color #99a1ac mixed toward white.

#aab1ba

#bbc0c8

#ccd0d5

#dde0e3

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #99a1ac mixed toward gray.

#9aa1aa

#9ca1a9

#9ea2a7

#9fa2a6

#a1a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da9 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#9c9ba9 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#99a7a7 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99a1ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99a1ac]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#99a1ac (#99a1ac) is rgb(153, 161, 172) in RGB.

No, #99a1ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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