#999697#999697

#999697 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.004 H 354.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999697
RGB	rgb(153, 150, 151)
HSL	hsl(340, 1%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(340, 2%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2%, 1.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.35, 1.28, -0.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.35, 1.29, 353.87°)
OKLab	oklab(67.6% 0.0038 -0.0003)
OKLCH	oklch(67.6% 0.004 354.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.6283, 30.8195, 33.6600)
Luminance	0.3082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999697 #969998

analogous

#999699 #999697 #999796

triadic

#999697 #979996 #969799

tetradic

#999697 #999996 #969998 #979699

square

#999697 #999996 #969998 #979699

split-complementary

#999697 #969997 #969999

monochromatic

#5C595A #7B7778 #999697 #B7B5B6 #D5D4D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.93

#999697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.16

#999697 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999697

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999697	1.00	2.93	7.16	7.16
#FFFFFF	2.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#969697

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#979797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A9696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 150, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.004 354.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7b4b5',
    500: '#999697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999697;
$custom-light: #b7b4b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 340,
    "s": 1.449,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67596,
    "c": 0.00379,
    "h": 354.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.30819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999697

secondary

#C5C6C6

accent

#AB9C7D

background

#FBFBFB

surface

#F6F6F6

border

#D0D0D0

text

#111111

muted

#808080

Preview Lab

Preview with #999697

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

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