#99adad

Color #99adad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.3 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#99adad

RGB

rgb(153, 173, 173)

HSL

hsl(180, 10.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 11.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(69.24, -6.91, -2.35)

LCH

lch(69.24, 7.3, 198.78)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0222, 196.72)

HWB

hwb(180, 60%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad9999

Analogous

#99ada3

#99adad

#99a3ad

Triadic

#99adad

#ad99ad

#adad99

Split-complementary

#99adad

#ad99a3

#ada399

Tetradic

#99adad

#9999ad

#ad9999

#adad99

Square

#99adad

#a399ad

#ad9999

#a3ad99

Shades

Color #99adad mixed toward black.

#7b9595

#617878

#495a5a

#303c3c

#181e1e

Tints

Color #99adad mixed toward white.

#aabbbb

#bbc8c8

#ccd6d6

#dde4e4

#eef1f1

Tones

Color #99adad mixed toward gray.

#9babab

#9caaaa

#9ea8a8

#a0a6a6

#a1a5a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2ad · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#a19fad · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#9aadad · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99adad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99adad]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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