What color is #999AAA?

#999AAA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999AAA?

The RGB value is 153, 154, 170: 153 red, 154 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999AAA?

The complementary color is #AAA999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999AAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999AAA color

#999AAA rgb(153, 154, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999AAA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60.4% green and 66.7% blue (153, 154, 170).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#999AAA color codes

HEX	`#999AAA`
RGB	`rgb(153, 154, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, 2.87, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 8.92, 288.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.947, 32.786, 42.668)`
Decimal	`10066602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999AAA, 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 #999AAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999AAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #999AAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999aaa; }
.text { color: #999aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999aaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 154 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999aaa, #a199aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #999AAA?: #999AAA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999AAA?: The RGB value is 153, 154, 170: 153 red, 154 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999AAA?: The complementary color is #AAA999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999AAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.