#979599

#979599

Color Values

HEX

#979599

RGB

151, 149, 153

HSL

270.0, 1.9%, 59.2%

HSV

270.0, 2.6%, 60.0%

CMYK

1.3%, 2.6%, 0.0%, 40.0%

OKLCH

0.6728 0.0062 308.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 4000-N Medium Grey

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#979599

#979995

Analogous

#959599

#999599

#979599

Triadic

#979599

#999795

#959997

Split Complementary

#979599

#999995

#959995

Tetradic

#979599

#999595

#979995

#959999

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#979599

Protanopia

#969698

Deuteranopia

#969698

Tritanopia

#979797

Achromatopsia

#969696

CSS Usage

background-color: #979599;
color: #979599;
border-color: #979599;
Nearest Tailwind: Zinc 400 #A1A1AA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F7F7
100
#EDEDED
200
#DBDBDC
300
#C2C1C3
400
#A19FA2
500
#807D82
600
#666468
700
#525053
800
#403F41
900
#303031
950
#1F1E1F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.97:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.07:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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