What color is #9899B3?

#9899B3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9899B3?

The RGB value is 152, 153, 179: 152 red, 153 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9899B3?

The complementary color is #B3B298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9899B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9899B3 color

#9899B3 rgb(152, 153, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9899B3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 60% green and 70.2% blue (152, 153, 179).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#9899B3 color codes

HEX	`#9899B3`
RGB	`rgb(152, 153, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 60%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.93, 5.03, -13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.93, 14.51, 290.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.475, 32.712, 47.242)`
Decimal	`10000819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9899B3, 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 #9899B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9899B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #9899B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9899b3; }
.text { color: #9899b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9899b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 153 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9899b3, #a498b3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9899B3?: #9899B3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9899B3?: The RGB value is 152, 153, 179: 152 red, 153 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9899B3?: The complementary color is #B3B298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9899B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.