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#9999aa

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

RGB
153, 153, 170
HSL
240°, 9%, 63%
CMYK
10, 10, 0, 33
Luminance
0.3246

Every format

HEX#9999aa
RGBrgb(153, 153, 170)
HSLhsl(240, 9%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 33%)
LABlab(63.7 3.4 -8.8)
LCHlch(63.7 9.5 291.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.689 0.025 285.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9999aa;
background-color: #9999aa;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9999aa] bg-[#9999aa]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9999aa;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.600, green: 0.600, blue: 0.667)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9999aa")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9999aa on white: 2.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9999aa on black: 7.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red60.0%
Green60.0%
Blue66.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan10.0%
Magenta10.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)33.3%

Color previews

#9999aa text on a black background

contrast 7.49:1

Card sample

#9999aa text on a white background

contrast 2.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(153, 153, 170, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(153, 153, 170, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9999aa;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9999aa, #A499AA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9999aa

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9999aa in the Color Lab