#999ca2

Color #999ca2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.06 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#999ca2

RGB

rgb(153, 156, 162)

HSL

hsl(220, 4.6%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 5.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(64.29, 0.11, -3.5)

LCH

lch(64.29, 3.5, 271.8)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0094, 264.53)

HWB

hwb(220, 60%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a29f99

Analogous

#99a1a2

#999ca2

#9b99a2

Triadic

#999ca2

#a2999c

#9ca299

Split-complementary

#999ca2

#a29b99

#a1a299

Tetradic

#999ca2

#9f99a2

#a29f99

#9ca299

Square

#999ca2

#a299a1

#a29f99

#99a29b

Shades

Color #999ca2 mixed toward black.

#7e8189

#64676e

#4b4e52

#323437

#191a1b

Tints

Color #999ca2 mixed toward white.

#aaadb2

#bbbdc1

#ccced1

#dddee0

#eeeff0

Tones

Color #999ca2 mixed toward gray.

#9a9ca1

#9b9da1

#9b9da0

#9c9d9f

#9d9d9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aa1 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#9a9aa0 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#999f9f · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #999ca2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999ca2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#999ca2 (#999ca2) is rgb(153, 156, 162) in RGB.

No, #999ca2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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