#959996

Color #959996

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.82 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#959996

RGB

rgb(149, 153, 150)

HSL

hsl(135, 1.9%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(135, 2.6%, 60%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(62.82, -2.03, 1.07)

LCH

lch(62.82, 2.29, 152.21)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0064, 153.84)

HWB

hwb(135, 58.4%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999598

Analogous

#969995

#959996

#959998

Triadic

#959996

#969599

#999695

Split-complementary

#959996

#989599

#999596

Tetradic

#959996

#959899

#999598

#999695

Square

#959996

#959699

#999598

#999895

Shades

Color #959996 mixed toward black.

#7b807d

#636764

#4a4d4b

#313332

#191a19

Tints

Color #959996 mixed toward white.

#a7aaa7

#b8bbb9

#caccca

#dcdddc

#edeeed

Tones

Color #959996 mixed toward gray.

#959996

#969896

#969897

#979797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979797 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#979697 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#959797 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #959996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#959996]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Frequently asked questions

#959996 (#959996) is rgb(149, 153, 150) in RGB.

No, #959996 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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