What color is #999392?

#999392 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999392?

The RGB value is 153, 147, 146: 153 red, 147 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999392?

The complementary color is #929899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999392?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999392 color

#999392 rgb(153, 147, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999392 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 57.6% green and 57.3% blue (153, 147, 146).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 3% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#999392 color codes

HEX	`#999392`
RGB	`rgb(153, 147, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 57.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 3%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.41, 2.01, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.41, 2.4, 33.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.758, 29.715, 31.409)`
Decimal	`10064786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999392, 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 #999392	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999392 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #999392 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999392; }
.text { color: #999392; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999392; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 147 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999392, #999792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #999392?: #999392 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999392?: The RGB value is 153, 147, 146: 153 red, 147 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999392?: The complementary color is #929899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999392?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.