#999b87

Color #999b87

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.62 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#999b87

RGB

rgb(153, 155, 135)

HSL

hsl(66, 9.1%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66, 12.9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 12.9%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(63.31, -4.37, 10.25)

LCH

lch(63.31, 11.14, 113.09)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0286, 111.73)

HWB

hwb(66, 52.9%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89879b

Analogous

#9b9387

#999b87

#8f9b87

Triadic

#999b87

#87999b

#9b8799

Split-complementary

#999b87

#878f9b

#93879b

Tetradic

#999b87

#879b89

#89879b

#9b8799

Square

#999b87

#879b93

#89879b

#9b878f

Shades

Color #999b87 mixed toward black.

#82846e

#686a58

#4e4f42

#34352c

#1a1a16

Tints

Color #999b87 mixed toward white.

#aaac9b

#bbbcaf

#cccdc3

#ddded7

#eeeeeb

Tones

Color #999b87 mixed toward gray.

#989989

#96988a

#95968c

#94948e

#92938f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a8c · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#9a9a8d · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#999091 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #999b87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999b87]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#999b87 (#999b87) is rgb(153, 155, 135) in RGB.

No, #999b87 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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