#99a3b2

Color #99a3b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.32 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#99a3b2

RGB

rgb(153, 163, 178)

HSL

hsl(216, 14%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 14%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 8.4%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(66.66, -0.42, -8.95)

LCH

lch(66.66, 8.96, 267.31)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0246, 258.28)

HWB

hwb(216, 60%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2a899

Analogous

#99b0b2

#99a3b2

#9b99b2

Triadic

#99a3b2

#b299a3

#a3b299

Split-complementary

#99a3b2

#b29b99

#b0b299

Tetradic

#99a3b2

#a899b2

#b2a899

#a3b299

Square

#99a3b2

#b299b0

#b2a899

#99b29b

Shades

Color #99a3b2 mixed toward black.

#7a879a

#5f6b7e

#47505e

#2f363f

#181b1f

Tints

Color #99a3b2 mixed toward white.

#aab2bf

#bbc2cc

#ccd1d9

#dde0e5

#eef0f2

Tones

Color #99a3b2 mixed toward gray.

#9ba3b0

#9da4ae

#9fa4ac

#a1a5aa

#a3a5a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9eaf · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#9d9cae · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#9aacab · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99a3b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99a3b2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#99a3b2 (#99a3b2) is rgb(153, 163, 178) in RGB.

No, #99a3b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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