What color is #9599A9?

#9599A9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9599A9?

The RGB value is 149, 153, 169: 149 red, 153 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9599A9?

The complementary color is #A9A595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9599A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9599A9 color

#9599A9 rgb(149, 153, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9599A9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60% green and 66.3% blue (149, 153, 169).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#9599A9 color codes

HEX	`#9599A9`
RGB	`rgb(149, 153, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.37, 1.85, -8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.37, 9.02, 281.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.946, 32.036, 42.082)`
Decimal	`9804201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9599A9, 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 #9599A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9599A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #9599A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9599a9; }
.text { color: #9599a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9599a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 153 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9599a9, #9b95a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9599A9?: #9599A9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9599A9?: The RGB value is 149, 153, 169: 149 red, 153 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9599A9?: The complementary color is #A9A595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9599A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.