What color is #999795?

#999795 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999795?

The RGB value is 153, 151, 149: 153 red, 151 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999795?

The complementary color is #959799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999795?

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.

#999795 color

#999795 rgb(153, 151, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999795 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 59.2% green and 58.4% blue (153, 151, 149).

Its hue angle is 30°, 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 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#999795 color codes

HEX	`#999795`
RGB	`rgb(153, 151, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 59.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 2%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 3%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.57, 0.35, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.57, 1.35, 75.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.627, 31.076, 32.865)`
Decimal	`10065813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999795, 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 #999795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999795 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 #999795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999795; }
.text { color: #999795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 151 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999795, #999995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #999795?: #999795 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999795?: The RGB value is 153, 151, 149: 153 red, 151 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999795?: The complementary color is #959799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999795?: 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.