What color is #999398?

#999398 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999398?

The RGB value is 153, 147, 152: 153 red, 147 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999398?

The complementary color is #939994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999398 color

#999398 rgb(153, 147, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999398 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 57.6% green and 59.6% blue (153, 147, 152).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 3% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#999398 color codes

HEX	`#999398`
RGB	`rgb(153, 147, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 57.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 3%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 4%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.57, 3.15, -1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.57, 3.65, 329.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.237, 29.907, 33.932)`
Decimal	`10064792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999398, 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 #999398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #999398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999398; }
.text { color: #999398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 147 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999398, #999395); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #999398?: #999398 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999398?: The RGB value is 153, 147, 152: 153 red, 147 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999398?: The complementary color is #939994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.