#999596#999596

#999596 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.005 H 0.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999596
RGB	rgb(153, 149, 150)
HSL	hsl(345, 2%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(345, 3%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.06, 1.65, -0.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.06, 1.65, 359.75°)
OKLab	oklab(67.35% 0.0049 0)
OKLCH	oklch(67.35% 0.005 0.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.3885, 30.4693, 33.1812)
Luminance	0.3047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#999596 #959998

analogous

#999598 #999596 #999695

triadic

#999596 #969995 #959699

tetradic

#999596 #989995 #959998 #969599

square

#999596 #989995 #959998 #969599

split-complementary

#999596 #959996 #959899

monochromatic

#5C5859 #7B7677 #999596 #B7B4B5 #D5D3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.96

#999596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.09

#999596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999596

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999596	1.00	2.96	7.09	7.09
#FFFFFF	2.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#959696

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#969696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A9595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#969696

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 149, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.005 0.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7b4b4',
    500: '#999596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999596;
$custom-light: #b7b4b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 149,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345,
    "s": 1.923,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67353,
    "c": 0.0049,
    "h": 0.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.30469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999596

secondary

#C4C6C5

accent

#ABA07D

background

#FBFBFB

surface

#F6F6F6

border

#D0D0D0

text

#111111

muted

#808080

Preview Lab

Preview with #999596

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

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