#999aa2

Color #999aa2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.08 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#999aa2

RGB

rgb(153, 154, 162)

HSL

hsl(233.3, 4.6%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.3, 5.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 4.9%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(63.75, 1.22, -4.3)

LCH

lch(63.75, 4.47, 285.84)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0117, 280.35)

HWB

hwb(233.3, 60%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a199

Analogous

#999fa2

#999aa2

#9d99a2

Triadic

#999aa2

#a2999a

#9aa299

Split-complementary

#999aa2

#a29d99

#9fa299

Tetradic

#999aa2

#a199a2

#a2a199

#9aa299

Square

#999aa2

#a2999f

#a2a199

#99a29d

Shades

Color #999aa2 mixed toward black.

#7e7f89

#64656e

#4b4c52

#323337

#19191b

Tints

Color #999aa2 mixed toward white.

#aaabb2

#bbbcc1

#cccdd1

#dddde0

#eeeef0

Tones

Color #999aa2 mixed toward gray.

#9a9ba1

#9b9ba1

#9b9ca0

#9c9c9f

#9d9d9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999a0 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#9999a0 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#999f9e · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #999aa2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999aa2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#999aa2 (#999aa2) is rgb(153, 154, 162) in RGB.

No, #999aa2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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