What color is #99909D?

#99909D is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99909D?

The RGB value is 153, 144, 157: 153 red, 144 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99909D?

The complementary color is #949D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99909D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99909D color

#99909D rgb(153, 144, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99909D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.5% green and 61.6% blue (153, 144, 157).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 6% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#99909D color codes

HEX	`#99909D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 144, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 6%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.92, 5.82, -5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.92, 8.12, 315.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.195, 29.153, 35.981)`
Decimal	`10064029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99909D, 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 #99909D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99909D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	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 #99909D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99909d; }
.text { color: #99909d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99909d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 144 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99909d, #9d909b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #99909D?: #99909D is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99909D?: The RGB value is 153, 144, 157: 153 red, 144 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99909D?: The complementary color is #949D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99909D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.