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#9999ad

a balanced, muted blue · warm · closest name: gray

RGB
153, 153, 173
HSL
240°, 11%, 64%
CMYK
12, 12, 0, 32
Luminance
0.3257

Every format

HEX#9999ad
RGBrgb(153, 153, 173)
HSLhsl(240, 11%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 32%)
LABlab(63.8 4.1 -10.4)
LCHlch(63.8 11.2 291.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.690 0.029 285.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9999ad;
background-color: #9999ad;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9999ad] bg-[#9999ad]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9999ad;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.600, green: 0.600, blue: 0.678)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9999ad")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9999ad on white: 2.79:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9999ad on black: 7.51:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red60.0%
Green60.0%
Blue67.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan11.6%
Magenta11.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)32.2%

Color previews

#9999ad text on a black background

contrast 7.51:1

Card sample

#9999ad text on a white background

contrast 2.79:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9999ad;
Background color
Panel with #9999ad background
background-color: #9999ad;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9999ad;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(153, 153, 173, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(153, 153, 173, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9999ad;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9999ad, #A699AD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9999ad

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9999ad in the Color Lab