#99acab

Color #99acab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#99acab

RGB

rgb(153, 172, 171)

HSL

hsl(176.8, 10.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(176.8, 11%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 0%, 0.6%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.91, -6.79, -1.73)

LCH

lch(68.91, 7.01, 194.29)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0212, 192.79)

HWB

hwb(176.8, 60%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac999a

Analogous

#99aca1

#99acab

#99a3ac

Triadic

#99acab

#ab99ac

#acab99

Split-complementary

#99acab

#ac99a3

#aca199

Tetradic

#99acab

#999aac

#ac999a

#acab99

Square

#99acab

#a199ac

#ac999a

#a3ac99

Shades

Color #99acab mixed toward black.

#7b9492

#617776

#495a59

#313c3b

#181e1e

Tints

Color #99acab mixed toward white.

#aabab9

#bbc8c7

#ccd5d5

#dde3e3

#eef1f1

Tones

Color #99acab mixed toward gray.

#9aaaaa

#9ca9a8

#9ea7a7

#9fa6a5

#a1a4a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2ab · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#a09fab · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#9aabab · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99acab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99acab]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#99acab (#99acab) is rgb(153, 172, 171) in RGB.

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

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