#999497 Color

#999497 is rgb(153, 148, 151) in RGB and hsl(324, 2%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#999497

HEX#999497

RGBrgb(153, 148, 151)

HSLhsl(324, 2%, 59%)

HSVhsv(324, 3%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.007 340.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #999497 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #999497 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#999497 Complementary#949996 Analogous#989499 Analogous#999495 Triadic#979994 Triadic#949799

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #999497, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8A4A6 #B4B1B3 #C3C1C2 #D0CECF #DFDDDE #EBEAEB

Shades

#858083 #706B6E #5B575A #494648 #343233 #1F1E1F

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