What color is #99929A?

#99929A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99929A?

The RGB value is 153, 146, 154: 153 red, 146 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99929A?

The complementary color is #939A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99929A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99929A color

#99929A rgb(153, 146, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99929A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 57.3% green and 60.4% blue (153, 146, 154).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 4% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#99929A color codes

HEX	`#99929A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 146, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 57.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 4%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.36, 4.1, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.36, 5.26, 321.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.248, 29.663, 34.75)`
Decimal	`10064538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99929A, 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 #99929A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99929A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #99929A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99929a; }
.text { color: #99929a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99929a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 146 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99929a, #9a9297); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #99929A?: #99929A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99929A?: The RGB value is 153, 146, 154: 153 red, 146 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99929A?: The complementary color is #939A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99929A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.