What color is #999AA7?

#999AA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999AA7?

The RGB value is 153, 154, 167: 153 red, 154 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999AA7?

The complementary color is #A7A699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999AA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999AA7 color

#999AA7 rgb(153, 154, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999AA7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60.4% green and 65.5% blue (153, 154, 167).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 7% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#999AA7 color codes

HEX	`#999AA7`
RGB	`rgb(153, 154, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 7%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.9, 2.24, -6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.9, 7.25, 288.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.666, 32.673, 41.19)`
Decimal	`10066599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999AA7, 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 #999AA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999AA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #999AA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999aa7; }
.text { color: #999aa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999aa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 154 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999aa7, #9f99a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #999AA7?: #999AA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999AA7?: The RGB value is 153, 154, 167: 153 red, 154 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999AA7?: The complementary color is #A7A699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999AA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.