What color is #9999A8?

#9999A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9999A8?

The RGB value is 153, 153, 168: 153 red, 153 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9999A8?

The complementary color is #A8A899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9999A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9999A8 color

#9999A8 rgb(153, 153, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9999A8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60% green and 65.9% blue (153, 153, 168).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 8% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#9999A8 color codes

HEX	`#9999A8`
RGB	`rgb(153, 153, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 8%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.66, 3.01, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.66, 8.37, 291.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.595, 32.382, 41.624)`
Decimal	`10066344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9999A8, 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 #9999A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9999A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #9999A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9999a8; }
.text { color: #9999a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9999a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 153 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9999a8, #a199a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9999A8?: #9999A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9999A8?: The RGB value is 153, 153, 168: 153 red, 153 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9999A8?: The complementary color is #A8A899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9999A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.