What color is #999AAD?

#999AAD 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 #999AAD?

The RGB value is 153, 154, 173: 153 red, 154 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999AAD?

The complementary color is #ADAC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999AAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999AAD color

#999AAD rgb(153, 154, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60.4% green and 67.8% blue (153, 154, 173).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#999AAD color codes

HEX	`#999AAD`
RGB	`rgb(153, 154, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.08, 3.51, -9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.08, 10.59, 289.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.234, 32.9, 44.179)`
Decimal	`10066605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999AAD, 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 #999AAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999AAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #999AAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999aad; }
.text { color: #999aad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999aad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 154 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999aad, #a299ad); }

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Questions

What color is #999AAD?: #999AAD 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 #999AAD?: The RGB value is 153, 154, 173: 153 red, 154 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999AAD?: The complementary color is #ADAC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999AAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.