#99a1ae

Color #99a1ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.36 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 0.5

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Conversions

HEX

#99a1ae

RGB

rgb(153, 161, 174)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 11.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 12.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 7.5%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(66, -0.17, -7.7)

LCH

lch(66, 7.7, 268.74)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.021, 260.13)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 60%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea699

Analogous

#99abae

#99a1ae

#9b99ae

Triadic

#99a1ae

#ae99a1

#a1ae99

Split-complementary

#99a1ae

#ae9b99

#abae99

Tetradic

#99a1ae

#a699ae

#aea699

#a1ae99

Square

#99a1ae

#ae99ab

#aea699

#99ae9b

Shades

Color #99a1ae mixed toward black.

#7b8596

#606a7a

#48505b

#30353d

#181b1e

Tints

Color #99a1ae mixed toward white.

#aab1bb

#bbc0c9

#ccd0d6

#dde0e4

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #99a1ae mixed toward gray.

#9ba1ac

#9ca2aa

#9ea2a9

#a0a3a7

#a2a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dab · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#9c9baa · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#99a9a8 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99a1ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99a1ae]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#99a1ae (#99a1ae) is rgb(153, 161, 174) in RGB.

No, #99a1ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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