#99aaad

Color #99aaad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.44 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#99aaad

RGB

rgb(153, 170, 173)

HSL

hsl(189, 10.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189, 11.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.42, -5.3, -3.56)

LCH

lch(68.42, 6.38, 213.89)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0195, 209.45)

HWB

hwb(189, 60%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad9c99

Analogous

#99ada6

#99aaad

#99a0ad

Triadic

#99aaad

#ad99aa

#aaad99

Split-complementary

#99aaad

#ad99a0

#ada699

Tetradic

#99aaad

#9c99ad

#ad9c99

#aaad99

Square

#99aaad

#a699ad

#ad9c99

#a0ad99

Shades

Color #99aaad mixed toward black.

#7b9195

#617578

#49585a

#303a3c

#181d1e

Tints

Color #99aaad mixed toward white.

#aab8bb

#bbc6c8

#ccd4d6

#dde3e4

#eef1f1

Tones

Color #99aaad mixed toward gray.

#9ba9ab

#9ca8aa

#9ea6a8

#a0a5a6

#a1a4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1ac · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#a09eac · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#9aacac · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 7.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #99aaad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99aaad]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#99aaad (#99aaad) is rgb(153, 170, 173) in RGB.

No, #99aaad is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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