What color is #999999?

#999999 is a gray known as Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Million Gray?

The RGB value is 153, 153, 153: 153 red, 153 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Million Gray?

The complementary color is #999999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Million Gray color: hex code #999999

#999999 rgb(153, 153, 153)

Shades of gray

Million Gray has the hex code #999999. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60% green and 60% blue (153, 153, 153).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

Million Gray (#999999) color codes

HEX	`#999999`
RGB	`rgb(153, 153, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.22, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.22, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.277, 31.855, 34.684)`
Decimal	`10066329`
Short hex	`#999`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Million Gray, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #999999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #999999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999999; }
.text { color: #999999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 153 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999999, #999999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

See #999999 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #999999?: #999999 is a gray known as Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Million Gray?: The RGB value is 153, 153, 153: 153 red, 153 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Million Gray?: The complementary color is #999999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.