#99a6be

Color #99a6be

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.86 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#99a6be

RGB

rgb(153, 166, 190)

HSL

hsl(218.9, 22.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.9, 19.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 12.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(67.84, 0.58, -13.84)

LCH

lch(67.84, 13.85, 272.4)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0379, 262.72)

HWB

hwb(218.9, 60%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb199

Analogous

#99b9be

#99a6be

#9f99be

Triadic

#99a6be

#be99a6

#a6be99

Split-complementary

#99a6be

#be9f99

#b9be99

Tetradic

#99a6be

#b199be

#beb199

#a6be99

Square

#99a6be

#be99b9

#beb199

#99be9f

Shades

Color #99a6be mixed toward black.

#7688a8

#596b8c

#435069

#2d3546

#161b23

Tints

Color #99a6be mixed toward white.

#aab5c9

#bbc4d4

#ccd3df

#dde1e9

#eef0f4

Tones

Color #99a6be mixed toward gray.

#9ca7bb

#9fa8b8

#a2a9b5

#a5aab2

#a9abaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fb9 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#9e9db7 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#9ab4b3 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99a6be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99a6be]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#99a6be (#99a6be) is rgb(153, 166, 190) in RGB.

No, #99a6be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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