What color is #999A9D?

#999A9D is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999A9D?

The RGB value is 153, 154, 157: 153 red, 154 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999A9D?

The complementary color is #9D9C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999A9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999A9D color

#999A9D rgb(153, 154, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999A9D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60.4% green and 61.6% blue (153, 154, 157).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 2% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Million Gray (#999999), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#999A9D color codes

HEX	`#999A9D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 154, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 2%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 3%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.6, 0.22, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.6, 1.71, 277.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.777, 32.318, 36.508)`
Decimal	`10066589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999A9D, 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 #999A9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999A9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #999A9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999a9d; }
.text { color: #999a9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999a9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 154 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999a9d, #9a999d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #999A9D?: #999A9D is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999A9D?: The RGB value is 153, 154, 157: 153 red, 154 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999A9D?: The complementary color is #9D9C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999A9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.