#9999a3

Color #9999a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9999a3

RGB

rgb(153, 153, 163)

HSL

hsl(240, 5.2%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 6.1%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 6.1%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(63.51, 1.98, -5.22)

LCH

lch(63.51, 5.58, 290.77)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0146, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 60%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3a399

Analogous

#999ea3

#9999a3

#9e99a3

Triadic

#9999a3

#a39999

#99a399

Split-complementary

#9999a3

#a39e99

#9ea399

Tetradic

#9999a3

#a399a3

#a3a399

#99a399

Square

#9999a3

#a3999e

#a3a399

#99a39e

Shades

Color #9999a3 mixed toward black.

#7d7d8a

#64646f

#4b4b53

#323237

#19191c

Tints

Color #9999a3 mixed toward white.

#aaaab2

#bbbbc2

#ccccd1

#dddde0

#eeeef0

Tones

Color #9999a3 mixed toward gray.

#9a9aa2

#9b9ba1

#9c9ca1

#9c9ca0

#9d9d9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999a1 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#9999a0 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#999f9e · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 5.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9999a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9999a3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9999a3 (#9999a3) is rgb(153, 153, 163) in RGB.

No, #9999a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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