#999397#999397

#999397 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.009 H 337.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999397
RGB	rgb(153, 147, 151)
HSL	hsl(320, 3%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(320, 4%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 1.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.55, 2.96, -1.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.55, 3.24, 335.93°)
OKLab	oklab(66.96% 0.0084 -0.0035)
OKLCH	oklch(66.96% 0.009 337.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.1557, 29.8743, 33.5025)
Luminance	0.2987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#999397 #939995

analogous

#989399 #999397 #999394

triadic

#999397 #979993 #939799

tetradic

#999397 #999893 #939995 #939499

square

#999397 #999893 #939995 #939499

split-complementary

#999397 #949993 #939998

monochromatic

#5B565A #7B7479 #999397 #B7B2B5 #D4D2D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.01

#999397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.97

#999397 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #999397

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999397	1.00	3.01	6.97	6.97
#FFFFFF	3.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#939497

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#949597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A9394

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 147, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.009 337.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7b2b5',
    500: '#999397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999397;
$custom-light: #b7b2b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 147,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 320,
    "s": 2.857,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66961,
    "c": 0.00908,
    "h": 337.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.29874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999397

secondary

#C3C5C4

accent

#AC8C7C

background

#FBFAFB

surface

#F6F5F6

border

#D0CFD0

text

#111111

muted

#808080

Preview Lab

Preview with #999397

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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