#99999d

Color #99999d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.32 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#99999d

RGB

rgb(153, 153, 157)

HSL

hsl(240, 2%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 2.5%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 2.5%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(63.33, 0.78, -2.09)

LCH

lch(63.33, 2.23, 290.47)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0058, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 60%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9d99

Analogous

#999b9d

#99999d

#9b999d

Triadic

#99999d

#9d9999

#999d99

Split-complementary

#99999d

#9d9b99

#9b9d99

Tetradic

#99999d

#9d999d

#9d9d99

#999d99

Square

#99999d

#9d999b

#9d9d99

#999d9b

Shades

Color #99999d mixed toward black.

#7f7f84

#656569

#4c4c4f

#333335

#19191a

Tints

Color #99999d mixed toward white.

#aaaaad

#bbbbbe

#ccccce

#ddddde

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #99999d mixed toward gray.

#99999d

#9a9a9c

#9b9b9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99999c · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#99999c · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#999b9b · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 2.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #99999d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99999d]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#99999d (#99999d) is rgb(153, 153, 157) in RGB.

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

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