#99a3ad

Color #99a3ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.1 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#99a3ad

RGB

rgb(153, 163, 173)

HSL

hsl(210, 10.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 11.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(66.51, -1.48, -6.38)

LCH

lch(66.51, 6.55, 256.94)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0185, 248.14)

HWB

hwb(210, 60%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada399

Analogous

#99adad

#99a3ad

#9999ad

Triadic

#99a3ad

#ad99a3

#a3ad99

Split-complementary

#99a3ad

#ad9999

#adad99

Tetradic

#99a3ad

#a399ad

#ada399

#a3ad99

Square

#99a3ad

#ad99ad

#ada399

#99ad99

Shades

Color #99a3ad mixed toward black.

#7b8895

#616d78

#49515a

#30363c

#181b1e

Tints

Color #99a3ad mixed toward white.

#aab2bb

#bbc2c8

#ccd1d6

#dde0e4

#eef0f1

Tones

Color #99a3ad mixed toward gray.

#9ba3ab

#9ca3aa

#9ea3a8

#a0a3a6

#a1a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9eab · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#9d9caa · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#9aa9a8 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99a3ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99a3ad]

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Frequently asked questions

#99a3ad (#99a3ad) is rgb(153, 163, 173) in RGB.

No, #99a3ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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