#99aebd

Color #99aebd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.27 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#99aebd

RGB

rgb(153, 174, 189)

HSL

hsl(205, 21.4%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205, 19%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(69.98, -4.02, -10.09)

LCH

lch(69.98, 10.86, 248.28)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0318, 239.01)

HWB

hwb(205, 60%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda899

Analogous

#99bdba

#99aebd

#999cbd

Triadic

#99aebd

#bd99ae

#aebd99

Split-complementary

#99aebd

#bd999c

#bdba99

Tetradic

#99aebd

#a899bd

#bda899

#aebd99

Square

#99aebd

#ba99bd

#bda899

#9cbd99

Shades

Color #99aebd mixed toward black.

#7793a7

#5a768a

#435968

#2d3b45

#161e23

Tints

Color #99aebd mixed toward white.

#aabcc8

#bbc9d3

#ccd7de

#dde4e9

#eef2f4

Tones

Color #99aebd mixed toward gray.

#9caeba

#9fadb7

#a2adb4

#a5acb1

#a8acae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3ba · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#a1a0b9 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#9ab7b6 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99aebd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99aebd]

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Frequently asked questions

#99aebd (#99aebd) is rgb(153, 174, 189) in RGB.

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

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