#99aeb6

Color #99aeb6

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.59 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#99aeb6

RGB

rgb(153, 174, 182)

HSL

hsl(196.6, 16.6%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.6, 15.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 4.4%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(69.77, -5.55, -6.54)

LCH

lch(69.77, 8.58, 229.68)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0261, 222.67)

HWB

hwb(196.6, 60%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6a199

Analogous

#99b6b0

#99aeb6

#99a0b6

Triadic

#99aeb6

#b699ae

#aeb699

Split-complementary

#99aeb6

#b699a0

#b6b099

Tetradic

#99aeb6

#a199b6

#b6a199

#aeb699

Square

#99aeb6

#b099b6

#b6a199

#a0b699

Shades

Color #99aeb6 mixed toward black.

#78949f

#5d7882

#465a62

#2f3c41

#171e21

Tints

Color #99aeb6 mixed toward white.

#aabcc2

#bbc9ce

#ccd7db

#dde4e7

#eef2f3

Tones

Color #99aeb6 mixed toward gray.

#9badb4

#9eacb1

#a0abaf

#a3aaac

#a5a9aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b4 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#a1a0b4 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#9ab3b2 · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99aeb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99aeb6]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#99aeb6 (#99aeb6) is rgb(153, 174, 182) in RGB.

No, #99aeb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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