Colour
#99AAA3
- #99AAA3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#99AAA3 is a cyan with RGB values 153, 170, 163 and HSL 155°, 9%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#99AAA3#99AAA3
HEX#99AAA3
RGBrgb(153, 170, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6667, 0.6392
RGB percentages60%, 66.7%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(155.3, 9.1%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.3, 10%, 66.7%)
CMYK10%, 0%, 4.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,070,691
CSS custom property--colour: #99AAA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#66555C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA99A0
Analogous#99AA9B, #99A9AA
Triadic#A399AA, #AAA399
Split complementary#AA99A9, #AA9B99
Tetradic#9B99AA, #AA99A0, #A9AA99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G170
B163
Red153 (60%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue155.29°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G AA · B A3
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