#999dab

Color #999dab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.04 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#999dab

RGB

rgb(153, 157, 171)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 9.7%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 10.5%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 8.2%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(64.82, 1.41, -7.76)

LCH

lch(64.82, 7.89, 280.3)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0209, 273.01)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 60%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba799

Analogous

#99a6ab

#999dab

#9e99ab

Triadic

#999dab

#ab999d

#9dab99

Split-complementary

#999dab

#ab9e99

#a6ab99

Tetradic

#999dab

#a799ab

#aba799

#9dab99

Square

#999dab

#ab99a6

#aba799

#99ab9e

Shades

Color #999dab mixed toward black.

#7b8093

#616676

#494d59

#31333b

#181a1e

Tints

Color #999dab mixed toward white.

#aaadb9

#bbbec7

#ccced5

#dddee3

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #999dab mixed toward gray.

#9a9ea9

#9c9fa8

#9d9fa6

#9fa0a5

#a0a1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ba8 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#9b9aa7 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#99a5a5 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #999dab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999dab]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#999dab (#999dab) is rgb(153, 157, 171) in RGB.

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

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