#99999b

Color #99999b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.06 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#99999b

RGB

rgb(153, 153, 155)

HSL

hsl(240, 1%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.3%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 1.3%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(63.28, 0.39, -1.05)

LCH

lch(63.28, 1.12, 290.38)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0029, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 60%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b9b99

Analogous

#999a9b

#99999b

#9a999b

Triadic

#99999b

#9b9999

#999b99

Split-complementary

#99999b

#9b9a99

#9a9b99

Tetradic

#99999b

#9b999b

#9b9b99

#999b99

Square

#99999b

#9b999a

#9b9b99

#999b9a

Shades

Color #99999b mixed toward black.

#7f7f82

#666668

#4c4c4e

#333334

#19191a

Tints

Color #99999b mixed toward white.

#aaaaac

#bbbbbc

#cccccd

#ddddde

#eeeeee

Tones

Color #99999b mixed toward gray.

#99999b

#9a9a9b

#9a9a9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99999b · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#99999a · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#999a9a · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 1.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #99999b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99999b]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#99999b (#99999b) is rgb(153, 153, 155) in RGB.

No, #99999b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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