#99aba9

Color #99aba9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.78 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#99aba9

RGB

rgb(153, 171, 169)

HSL

hsl(173.3, 9.7%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(173.3, 10.5%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.58, -6.66, -1.11)

LCH

lch(68.58, 6.75, 189.46)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0203, 188.77)

HWB

hwb(173.3, 60%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab999b

Analogous

#99aba0

#99aba9

#99a4ab

Triadic

#99aba9

#a999ab

#aba999

Split-complementary

#99aba9

#ab99a4

#aba099

Tetradic

#99aba9

#999bab

#ab999b

#aba999

Square

#99aba9

#a099ab

#ab999b

#a4ab99

Shades

Color #99aba9 mixed toward black.

#7b9390

#617674

#495957

#313b3a

#181e1d

Tints

Color #99aba9 mixed toward white.

#aab9b7

#bbc7c6

#ccd5d4

#dde3e2

#eef1f1

Tones

Color #99aba9 mixed toward gray.

#9aa9a8

#9ca8a7

#9da6a5

#9fa5a4

#a0a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1a9 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#a09faa · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#9aaaaa · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99aba9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99aba9]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#99aba9 (#99aba9) is rgb(153, 171, 169) in RGB.

No, #99aba9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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