#999fa0

Color #999fa0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.79 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#999fa0

RGB

rgb(153, 159, 160)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 3.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 4.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 0.6%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(65.05, -1.94, -1.27)

LCH

lch(65.05, 2.32, 213.21)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0071, 208.74)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 60%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a09a99

Analogous

#99a09e

#999fa0

#999ca0

Triadic

#999fa0

#a0999f

#9fa099

Split-complementary

#999fa0

#a0999c

#a09e99

Tetradic

#999fa0

#9a99a0

#a09a99

#9fa099

Square

#999fa0

#9e99a0

#a09a99

#9ca099

Shades

Color #999fa0 mixed toward black.

#7e8687

#656b6c

#4b5051

#323636

#191b1b

Tints

Color #999fa0 mixed toward white.

#aaafb0

#bbbfc0

#cccfd0

#dddfdf

#eeefef

Tones

Color #999fa0 mixed toward gray.

#9a9fa0

#9a9e9f

#9b9e9e

#9b9d9e

#9c9d9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca0 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#9b9ba0 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#99a0a0 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #999fa0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999fa0]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#999fa0 (#999fa0) is rgb(153, 159, 160) in RGB.

No, #999fa0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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