What color is #9999B1?

#9999B1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9999B1?

The RGB value is 153, 153, 177: 153 red, 153 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9999B1?

The complementary color is #B1B199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9999B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9999B1 color

#9999B1 rgb(153, 153, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9999B1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60% green and 69.4% blue (153, 153, 177).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#9999B1 color codes

HEX	`#9999B1`
RGB	`rgb(153, 153, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.94, 4.93, -12.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.94, 13.39, 291.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.462, 32.729, 46.193)`
Decimal	`10066353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9999B1, 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 #9999B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9999B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #9999B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9999b1; }
.text { color: #9999b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9999b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 153 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9999b1, #a599b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9999B1?: #9999B1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9999B1?: The RGB value is 153, 153, 177: 153 red, 153 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9999B1?: The complementary color is #B1B199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9999B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.