What color is #999794?

#999794 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999794?

The RGB value is 153, 151, 148: 153 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999794?

The complementary color is #949699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999794 color

#999794 rgb(153, 151, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999794 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 59.2% green and 58% blue (153, 151, 148).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 2% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Million Gray (#999999), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#999794 color codes

HEX	`#999794`
RGB	`rgb(153, 151, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 59.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 2%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 3%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.54, 0.16, 1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.54, 1.84, 85.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.548, 31.044, 32.447)`
Decimal	`10065812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999794, 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 #999794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #999794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999794; }
.text { color: #999794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 151 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999794, #999994); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #999794?: #999794 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999794?: The RGB value is 153, 151, 148: 153 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999794?: The complementary color is #949699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.