What color is #999598?

#999598 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999598?

The RGB value is 153, 149, 152: 153 red, 149 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999598?

The complementary color is #959996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999598 color

#999598 rgb(153, 149, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999598 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 58.4% green and 59.6% blue (153, 149, 152).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 2% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#999598 color codes

HEX	`#999598`
RGB	`rgb(153, 149, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 58.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 2%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 3%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, 2.03, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 2.29, 332.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.551, 30.534, 34.037)`
Decimal	`10065304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999598, 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 #999598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #999598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999598; }
.text { color: #999598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 149 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999598, #999596); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #999598?: #999598 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999598?: The RGB value is 153, 149, 152: 153 red, 149 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999598?: The complementary color is #959996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.