#959699

Color #959699

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.35 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#959699

RGB

rgb(149, 150, 153)

HSL

hsl(225, 1.9%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 2.6%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 2%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.09, 0.23, -1.7)

LCH

lch(62.09, 1.72, 277.7)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0045, 271.27)

HWB

hwb(225, 58.4%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999895

Analogous

#959899

#959699

#969599

Triadic

#959699

#999596

#969995

Split-complementary

#959699

#999695

#989995

Tetradic

#959699

#989599

#999895

#969995

Square

#959699

#999598

#999895

#959996

Shades

Color #959699 mixed toward black.

#7b7d80

#636467

#4a4b4d

#313233

#19191a

Tints

Color #959699 mixed toward white.

#a7a7aa

#b8b9bb

#cacacc

#dcdcdd

#ededee

Tones

Color #959699 mixed toward gray.

#959699

#969698

#969798

#979797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#959598 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#959598 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#959898 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #959699;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#959699]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#959699 (#959699) is rgb(149, 150, 153) in RGB.

No, #959699 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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