Colour
#99AAAA
- #99AAAA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#99AAAA is a cyan with RGB values 153, 170, 170 and HSL 180°, 9%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#99AAAA#99AAAA
HEX#99AAAA
HEX (short)#9AA
RGBrgb(153, 170, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6667, 0.6667
RGB percentages60%, 66.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(180, 9.1%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 10%, 66.7%)
CMYK10%, 0%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,070,698
CSS custom property--colour: #99AAAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#665555
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA9999
Analogous#99AAA2, #99A2AA
Triadic#AA99AA, #AAAA99
Split complementary#AA99A2, #AAA299
Tetradic#A299AA, #AA9999, #A2AA99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G170
B170
Red153 (60%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 99 · G AA · B AA
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