What color is #99999A?

#99999A is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99999A?

The RGB value is 153, 153, 154: 153 red, 153 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99999A?

The complementary color is #9A9A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99999A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99999A color

#99999A rgb(153, 153, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99999A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60% green and 60.4% blue (153, 153, 154).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 0% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Million Gray (#999999), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#99999A color codes

HEX	`#99999A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 153, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 0%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 1%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.25, 0.19, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.25, 0.56, 290.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.36, 31.888, 35.121)`
Decimal	`10066330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99999A, 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 #99999A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99999A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #99999A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99999a; }
.text { color: #99999a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99999a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 153 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99999a, #9a999a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #99999A?: #99999A is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99999A?: The RGB value is 153, 153, 154: 153 red, 153 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99999A?: The complementary color is #9A9A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99999A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.