#999EA8#999EA8
#999EA8 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.016 H 264.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #999EA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 158, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 8%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 9%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.9%, 6%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.00, 0.23, -5.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.00, 5.82, 272.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.84% -0.0015 -0.0156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.84% 0.016 264.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4301, 34.0529, 41.9025) |
| Luminance | 0.3405 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 4.46
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 6.08
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 6.16
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 6.34
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 6.65
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#999EA8 #A8A399
analogous
#99A5A8 #999EA8 #9B99A8
triadic
#999EA8 #A8999E #9EA899
tetradic
#999EA8 #A899A5 #A8A399 #99A89B
square
#999EA8 #A899A5 #A8A399 #99A89B
split-complementary
#999EA8 #A89B99 #A5A899
monochromatic
#5B616B #787F8C #999EA8 #BABDC4 #DBDDE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#999EA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#999EA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #999EA8
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##999EA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##999EA8 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9EA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9DA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96A0A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #999ea8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 158, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.016 264.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7bac1',
500: '#999ea8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #999ea8; $custom-light: #b7bac1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#999ea8",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 158,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220,
"s": 7.937,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69837,
"c": 0.01566,
"h": 264.5
},
"luminance": 0.34053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#999EA8
secondary
#D1CFCC
accent
#7D5492
background
#FBFBFB
surface
#F6F6F7
border
#D0D0D0
text
#111112
muted
#808081