What color is #99999E?

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

What is the RGB value of #99999E?

The RGB value is 153, 153, 158: 153 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99999E?

The complementary color is #9E9E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99999E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99999E color

#99999E rgb(153, 153, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99999E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60% green and 62% blue (153, 153, 158).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Million Gray (#999999), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#99999E color codes

HEX	`#99999E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 153, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.36, 0.98, -2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.36, 2.79, 290.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.699, 32.023, 36.905)`
Decimal	`10066334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99999E, 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 #99999E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99999E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #99999E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99999e; }
.text { color: #99999e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99999e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 153 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99999e, #9c999e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #99999E?: #99999E is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99999E?: The RGB value is 153, 153, 158: 153 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99999E?: The complementary color is #9E9E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99999E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.