What color is #99919D?

#99919D is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99919D?

The RGB value is 153, 145, 157: 153 red, 145 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99919D?

The complementary color is #959D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99919D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99919D color

#99919D rgb(153, 145, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99919D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.9% green and 61.6% blue (153, 145, 157).

Its hue angle is 280°, 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 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#99919D color codes

HEX	`#99919D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 145, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 6%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, 5.26, -5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 7.44, 314.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.347, 29.458, 36.032)`
Decimal	`10064285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99919D, 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 #99919D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99919D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #99919D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99919d; }
.text { color: #99919d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99919d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 145 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99919d, #9d919b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #99919D?: #99919D is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99919D?: The RGB value is 153, 145, 157: 153 red, 145 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99919D?: The complementary color is #959D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99919D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.