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Colour

#999EAB

  • #999EAB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#999EAB is a blue with RGB values 153, 158, 171 and HSL 223°, 10%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#999EAB#999EAB
HEX#999EAB
RGBrgb(153, 158, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6196, 0.6706
RGB percentages60%, 62%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(223.3, 9.7%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 10.5%, 67.1%)
CMYK10.5%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,067,627
CSS custom property--colour: #999EAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#666154

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9FACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#999DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#95A0A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.5Light slate grey · ΔE 10.4Slate grey · ΔE 13Gray · ΔE 13.7Silver · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABA699
Analogous#99A7AB, #9D99AB
Triadic#AB999E, #9EAB99
Split complementary#AB9D99, #A7AB99
Tetradic#AB99A7, #ABA699, #99AB9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEEF0
Lighter +20%#D1D3D9
Lighter +10%#B5B9C2
Darker −10%#7D8394
Darker −20%#646A7A
Darker −30%#4D525E
Darker −40%#363942
More saturated +25%#8294C2
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R153
G158
B171
Red153 (60%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue223.33°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 9E · B AB

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