What color is #99969F?

#99969F is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99969F?

The RGB value is 153, 150, 159: 153 red, 150 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99969F?

The complementary color is #9C9F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99969F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99969F color

#99969F rgb(153, 150, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99969F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 58.8% green and 62.4% blue (153, 150, 159).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#99969F color codes

HEX	`#99969F`
RGB	`rgb(153, 150, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 58.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, 2.85, -4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 5.18, 303.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.3, 31.088, 37.199)`
Decimal	`10065567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99969F, 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 #99969F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99969F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #99969F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99969f; }
.text { color: #99969f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99969f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 150 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99969f, #9e969f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #99969F?: #99969F is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99969F?: The RGB value is 153, 150, 159: 153 red, 150 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99969F?: The complementary color is #9C9F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99969F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.