What color is #999697?

#999697 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999697?

The RGB value is 153, 150, 151: 153 red, 150 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999697?

The complementary color is #969998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999697 color

#999697 rgb(153, 150, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999697 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 58.8% green and 59.2% blue (153, 150, 151).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 1% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#999697 color codes

HEX	`#999697`
RGB	`rgb(153, 150, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 58.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 1%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 2%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.35, 1.28, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.35, 1.29, 353.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.628, 30.819, 33.66)`
Decimal	`10065559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999697, 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 #999697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #999697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999697; }
.text { color: #999697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 150 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999697, #999796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #999697?: #999697 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999697?: The RGB value is 153, 150, 151: 153 red, 150 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999697?: The complementary color is #969998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.