#9999BD Color

#9999BD is rgb(153, 153, 189) in RGB and hsl(240, 21%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9999BD

HEX#9999BD

RGBrgb(153, 153, 189)

HSLhsl(240, 21%, 67%)

HSVhsv(240, 19%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.052 285)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 19%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9999BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9999BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9999BD Complementary#BDBD99 Analogous#99ABBD Analogous#AB99BD Triadic#BD9999 Triadic#99BD99

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9999BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A6A6C5 #B5B5CF #C1C1D7 #D1D1E1 #DDDDE9 #ECECF3

Shades

#7D7DAA #636397 #51517B #3E3E60 #2C2C44 #1A1A28

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