#999c7c

Color #999c7c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 18.35 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#999c7c

RGB

rgb(153, 156, 124)

HSL

hsl(65.6, 13.9%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65.6, 20.5%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 0%, 20.5%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(63.35, -6.71, 16.44)

LCH

lch(63.35, 17.76, 112.2)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0453, 111.92)

HWB

hwb(65.6, 48.6%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f7c9c

Analogous

#9c8f7c

#999c7c

#899c7c

Triadic

#999c7c

#7c999c

#9c7c99

Split-complementary

#999c7c

#7c899c

#8f7c9c

Tetradic

#999c7c

#7c9c7f

#7f7c9c

#9c7c99

Square

#999c7c

#7c9c8f

#7f7c9c

#9c7c89

Shades

Color #999c7c mixed toward black.

#828564

#686a50

#4e503c

#343528

#1a1b14

Tints

Color #999c7c mixed toward white.

#aaac92

#bbbda8

#cccdbe

#ddded3

#eeeee9

Tones

Color #999c7c mixed toward gray.

#97997f

#959781

#929484

#909187

#8e8f89

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a85 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#9a9a87 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#998b8c · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #999c7c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999c7c]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#999c7c (#999c7c) is rgb(153, 156, 124) in RGB.

No, #999c7c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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