#99a8a9

Color #99a8a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#99a8a9

RGB

rgb(153, 168, 169)

HSL

hsl(183.8, 8.5%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.8, 9.5%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 0.6%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(67.76, -5.04, -2.31)

LCH

lch(67.76, 5.54, 204.62)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.017, 201.74)

HWB

hwb(183.8, 60%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a99a99

Analogous

#99a9a2

#99a8a9

#99a0a9

Triadic

#99a8a9

#a999a8

#a8a999

Split-complementary

#99a8a9

#a999a0

#a9a299

Tetradic

#99a8a9

#9a99a9

#a99a99

#a8a999

Square

#99a8a9

#a299a9

#a99a99

#a0a999

Shades

Color #99a8a9 mixed toward black.

#7c8f90

#627374

#4a5657

#313a3a

#191d1d

Tints

Color #99a8a9 mixed toward white.

#aab6b7

#bbc5c6

#ccd3d4

#dde2e2

#eef0f1

Tones

Color #99a8a9 mixed toward gray.

#9aa7a8

#9ca6a6

#9da4a5

#9ea3a4

#a0a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a9 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#9f9ea9 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#9aa9a9 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99a8a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99a8a9]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#99a8a9 (#99a8a9) is rgb(153, 168, 169) in RGB.

No, #99a8a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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