#999596

Color #999596

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.37 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#999596

RGB

rgb(153, 149, 150)

HSL

hsl(345, 1.9%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 2.6%, 60%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(62.06, 1.65, -0.01)

LCH

lch(62.06, 1.65, 359.65)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0049, 0)

HWB

hwb(345, 58.4%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#959998

Analogous

#999598

#999596

#999695

Triadic

#999596

#969995

#959699

Split-complementary

#999596

#959996

#959899

Tetradic

#999596

#999895

#959998

#959699

Square

#999596

#989995

#959998

#969599

Shades

Color #999596 mixed toward black.

#807b7d

#676364

#4d4a4b

#333132

#1a1919

Tints

Color #999596 mixed toward white.

#aaa7a7

#bbb8b9

#cccaca

#dddcdc

#eeeded

Tones

Color #999596 mixed toward gray.

#999596

#989696

#989697

#979797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979796 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#989896 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#999696 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 2.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #999596;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999596]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#999596 (#999596) is rgb(153, 149, 150) in RGB.

No, #999596 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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