#99a5a5

Color #99a5a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.09 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#99a5a5

RGB

rgb(153, 165, 165)

HSL

hsl(180, 6.3%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 7.3%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 0%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(66.82, -4.23, -1.46)

LCH

lch(66.82, 4.47, 199.04)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0136, 196.7)

HWB

hwb(180, 60%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a59999

Analogous

#99a59f

#99a5a5

#999fa5

Triadic

#99a5a5

#a599a5

#a5a599

Split-complementary

#99a5a5

#a5999f

#a59f99

Tetradic

#99a5a5

#9999a5

#a59999

#a5a599

Square

#99a5a5

#9f99a5

#a59999

#9fa599

Shades

Color #99a5a5 mixed toward black.

#7d8c8c

#637171

#4b5555

#323838

#191c1c

Tints

Color #99a5a5 mixed toward white.

#aab4b4

#bbc3c3

#ccd2d2

#dde1e1

#eef0f0

Tones

Color #99a5a5 mixed toward gray.

#9aa4a4

#9ba3a3

#9ca2a2

#9da1a1

#9ea0a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea5 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#9e9da5 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#9aa5a5 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99a5a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99a5a5]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#99a5a5 (#99a5a5) is rgb(153, 165, 165) in RGB.

No, #99a5a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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