All About Color #999CA8

#999CA8

About #999CA8

#999CA8 is a light gray color with the hex code #999CA8. In RGB it is red 153, green 156, blue 168; in HSL it is hue 228°, saturation 8%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 9%, 7%, 0%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.74:1 on white and 7.68:1 on black.

#999CA8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet99, 9C, A8
CMYK8.93%, 7.14%, 0.00%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal153, 156, 168
HSL228°, 8%, 63%
RGB Octal231, 234, 250
HSV (HSB)228.00°, 8.93%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10011001, 10011100, 10101000
CIE-L*AB64.46, 1.34, -6.62
RGB Percent60.00%, 61.18%, 65.88%
CIE-L*CH64.46, 6.76, 281.47
XYZ32.09, 33.38, 41.80
CIE-L*UV64.46, -2.32, -9.97
xyY0.30, 0.31, 33.38
Hunter-Lab57.77, -1.94, -2.45
RYB60.00%, 60.98%, 65.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#999CA8 on a dark background: contrast 7.68:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#999CA8 on a light background: contrast 2.74:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #999CA8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #999CA8. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#999CA8 · #CBCCD2 · #6A6D7C · #A8A599 · #D2D1CB

Analogous palette

#99A8A5 · #99A4A8 · #999CA8 · #9E99A8 · #A599A8

Triadic palette

#999CA8 · #A8999C · #9CA899 · #CBCCD2 · #D2CBCC

Tetradic palette

#999CA8 · #A899A4 · #A8A599 · #99A89E · #6A6D7C

Monochromatic palette

#4D505B · #717584 · #999CA8 · #C2C4CB · #ECECEF

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