#999CB8 Color

#999CB8 is rgb(153, 156, 184) in RGB and hsl(234, 18%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#999CB8

HEX#999CB8

RGBrgb(153, 156, 184)

HSLhsl(234, 18%, 66%)

HSVhsv(234, 17%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.041 280.5)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 15%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #999CB8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #999CB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#999CB8 Complementary#B8B599 Analogous#99ABB8 Analogous#A599B8 Triadic#B8999C Triadic#9CB899

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #999CB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8AAC2 #B4B6CB #C3C5D5 #CFD0DE #DEDFE8 #EAEBF0

Shades

#7E82A5 #646990 #525575 #41445D #2E3042 #1B1C27

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