#999aa6

Color #999aa6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.59 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#999aa6

RGB

rgb(153, 154, 166)

HSL

hsl(235.4, 6.8%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.4, 7.8%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 7.2%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(63.87, 2.04, -6.38)

LCH

lch(63.87, 6.7, 287.73)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0175, 282.21)

HWB

hwb(235.4, 60%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6a599

Analogous

#99a0a6

#999aa6

#9e99a6

Triadic

#999aa6

#a6999a

#9aa699

Split-complementary

#999aa6

#a69e99

#a0a699

Tetradic

#999aa6

#a599a6

#a6a599

#9aa699

Square

#999aa6

#a699a0

#a6a599

#99a69e

Shades

Color #999aa6 mixed toward black.

#7d7e8d

#636471

#4a4b55

#323239

#19191c

Tints

Color #999aa6 mixed toward white.

#aaabb5

#bbbcc4

#ccccd2

#dddde1

#eeeef0

Tones

Color #999aa6 mixed toward gray.

#9a9ba5

#9b9ca4

#9c9da3

#9d9ea2

#9e9ea0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999a3 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#9999a3 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#99a1a0 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #999aa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999aa6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#999aa6 (#999aa6) is rgb(153, 154, 166) in RGB.

No, #999aa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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