#999b8d

Color #999b8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.73 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#999b8d

RGB

rgb(153, 155, 141)

HSL

hsl(68.6, 6.5%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.6, 9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 9%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(63.46, -3.33, 7.09)

LCH

lch(63.46, 7.83, 115.16)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0202, 113.65)

HWB

hwb(68.6, 55.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f8d9b

Analogous

#9b968d

#999b8d

#929b8d

Triadic

#999b8d

#8d999b

#9b8d99

Split-complementary

#999b8d

#8d929b

#968d9b

Tetradic

#999b8d

#8d9b8f

#8f8d9b

#9b8d99

Square

#999b8d

#8d9b96

#8f8d9b

#9b8d92

Shades

Color #999b8d mixed toward black.

#818373

#67695c

#4d4f45

#34352e

#1a1a17

Tints

Color #999b8d mixed toward white.

#aaaca0

#bbbcb3

#cccdc6

#ddded9

#eeeeec

Tones

Color #999b8d mixed toward gray.

#989a8e

#97998f

#969790

#969692

#959593

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a91 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#9a9a91 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#999394 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #999b8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999b8d]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#999b8d (#999b8d) is rgb(153, 155, 141) in RGB.

No, #999b8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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