#9b99ac

Color #9b99ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.61 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9b99ac

RGB

rgb(155, 153, 172)

HSL

hsl(246.3, 10.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.3, 11%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 11%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(63.94, 4.54, -9.62)

LCH

lch(63.94, 10.64, 295.26)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0277, 290.53)

HWB

hwb(246.3, 60%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaac99

Analogous

#99a0ac

#9b99ac

#a499ac

Triadic

#9b99ac

#ac9b99

#99ac9b

Split-complementary

#9b99ac

#aca499

#a0ac99

Tetradic

#9b99ac

#ac99aa

#aaac99

#99ac9b

Square

#9b99ac

#ac99a0

#aaac99

#99aca4

Shades

Color #9b99ac mixed toward black.

#7e7b94

#636177

#4b495a

#32313c

#19181e

Tints

Color #9b99ac mixed toward white.

#acaaba

#bcbbc8

#cdccd5

#dedde3

#eeeef1

Tones

Color #9b99ac mixed toward gray.

#9c9aaa

#9d9ca9

#9f9ea7

#a09fa6

#a1a1a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aa8 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#9a9aa7 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#9ba4a3 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b99ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b99ac]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9b99ac (#9b99ac) is rgb(155, 153, 172) in RGB.

No, #9b99ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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