#99B5A9

Accessibility

AAA

9.54:1

Vs white / black

2.2:1 · 9.54:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#99b5a9

RGB

rgb(153, 181, 169)

RGBA

rgba(153, 181, 169, 1)

HSL

hsl(154, 16%, 65%)

HSLA

hsla(154, 16%, 65%, 1)

HSV

hsv(154, 15%, 71%)

LAB

lab(71.34% -11.97 2.92)

LCH

lch(71.34% 12.32 166.29)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7485 -0.0343 0.0075)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7485 0.0351 167.67)

XYZ

xyz(36.82, 42.68, 43.83)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 0%, 7%, 29%)

CSS

color: #99b5a9;

CSS variable

--color-99b5a9: #99b5a9;

SCSS

$color-99b5a9: #99b5a9;

JavaScript

const color = "#99b5a9";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#99b5a9";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#99b5a9" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#99b5a9", "rgb": { "r": 153, "g": 181, "b": 169 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7485 0.0351 167.67)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#99b5a9-1: #99b5a9;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-400

Very different · ΔE 13.33 · #A3A3A3

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSeaGreen

Very different · ΔE 10.72 · #8FBC8F

Nearest Material color

teal-200

Very different · ΔE 10.35 · #80CBC4

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 21.07 · #0DCAF0

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e8faf2 100daede5 200c4dad1 300abc5ba 4008da99d 500728d82 6005f766c 7004b5f56 800384841 90025322d 950111e19

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f7f9f8 eef3f1 e6edea dde6e2 d5e0db ccdad4 c4d4cd bbcec6 b3c8bf aac1b7 a2bbb0 99b5a9 8ca69b 80978d 73887f 667971 596a63 4d5b55 404b46 333c38 262d2a 191e1c 0d0f0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f7f9f8 eef3f1 e6edea dde6e2 d5e0db ccdad4 c4d4cd bbcec6 b3c8bf aac1b7 a2bbb0

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

8ca69b 80978d 73887f 667971 596a63 4d5b55 404b46 333c38 262d2a 191e1c 0d0f0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

97b1a6 95aca2 93a89f 91a39b 8f9f98 8d9b95 8a9691 88928e 868d8a 848987 828483

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#99B5A9Stop 1 #B497A4Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#97B499Stop 1 #99B5A9Stop 2 #97B2B4Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#99B5A9Stop 1 #A897B4Stop 2 #B4A897Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#99B5A9Stop 1 #B497B2Stop 2 #B49997Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2B3B34Stop 1 #4B685BStop 2 #6B9482Stop 3 #97B4A8Stop 4 #C4D4CDStop 5

Using this color

Where #99b5a9 works

#99B5A9 (#99b5a9) sits in the green family at about 154° hue, 16% saturation, and 65% lightness. Contrast is 2.2:1 on white and 9.54:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #99b5a9 as small body text on white — 2.2:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Growth, nature, and success. Strong for finance positives, eco brands, and health. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Green range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Concrete#95A5A6 Spectrum #81C5B5#81C5B5 Web Safe #99CCCC#99CCCC Spectrum #96CFB4#96CFB4 Spectrum #87C7C9#87C7C9 Spectrum #6BB8A5#6BB8A5 Spectrum #80C2A1#80C2A1 Material Teal 200#80CBC4 Spectrum #80CBB5#80CBB5 Spectrum #6DB9BA#6DB9BA DarkSeaGreen#8FBC8F Spectrum #83CECB#83CECB