What color is #999B9B?

#999B9B is a gray known as Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Walrus?

The RGB value is 153, 155, 155: 153 red, 155 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Walrus?

The complementary color is #9B9999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999B9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Walrus color: hex code #999B9B

#999B9B rgb(153, 155, 155)

Shades of gray

Walrus has the hex code #999B9B. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60.8% green and 60.8% blue (153, 155, 155).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

Walrus (#999B9B) color codes

HEX	`#999B9B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 155, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.82, -0.72, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.82, 0.76, 199.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.774, 32.581, 35.672)`
Decimal	`10066843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Walrus, 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 #999B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #999B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999b9b; }
.text { color: #999b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 155 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999b9b, #999a9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

See #999B9B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #999B9B?: #999B9B is a gray known as Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Walrus?: The RGB value is 153, 155, 155: 153 red, 155 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Walrus?: The complementary color is #9B9999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999B9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.