#999e9b

Color #999e9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.26 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#999e9b

RGB

rgb(153, 158, 155)

HSL

hsl(144, 2.5%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(144, 3.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 0%, 1.9%, 38%)

LAB

lab(64.64, -2.37, 0.94)

LCH

lch(64.64, 2.55, 158.37)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0072, 159.54)

HWB

hwb(144, 60%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e999c

Analogous

#9a9e99

#999e9b

#999e9e

Triadic

#999e9b

#9b999e

#9e9b99

Split-complementary

#999e9b

#9e999e

#9e999a

Tetradic

#999e9b

#999c9e

#9e999c

#9e9b99

Square

#999e9b

#999a9e

#9e999c

#9e9e99

Shades

Color #999e9b mixed toward black.

#7e8581

#656a67

#4c504d

#333534

#191b1a

Tints

Color #999e9b mixed toward white.

#aaaeac

#bbbebc

#cccfcd

#dddfde

#eeefee

Tones

Color #999e9b mixed toward gray.

#999e9b

#9a9d9b

#9b9c9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b9c · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#9b9b9c · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#999c9c · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 3.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #999e9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999e9b]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#999e9b (#999e9b) is rgb(153, 158, 155) in RGB.

No, #999e9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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