What color is #9599AD?

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

What is the RGB value of #9599AD?

The RGB value is 149, 153, 173: 149 red, 153 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9599AD?

The complementary color is #ADA995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9599AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9599AD color

#9599AD rgb(149, 153, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60% green and 67.8% blue (149, 153, 173).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#9599AD color codes

HEX	`#9599AD`
RGB	`rgb(149, 153, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.5, 2.71, -10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.5, 11.23, 283.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.327, 32.189, 44.09)`
Decimal	`9804205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9599AD, 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 #9599AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9599AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #9599AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9599ad; }
.text { color: #9599ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9599ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 153 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9599ad, #9d95ad); }

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Questions

What color is #9599AD?: #9599AD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9599AD?: The RGB value is 149, 153, 173: 149 red, 153 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9599AD?: The complementary color is #ADA995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9599AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.