What color is #999B96?

#999B96 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999B96?

The RGB value is 153, 155, 150: 153 red, 155 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999B96?

The complementary color is #98969B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999B96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999B96 color

#999B96 rgb(153, 155, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999B96 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60.8% green and 58.8% blue (153, 155, 150).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 2% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#999B96 color codes

HEX	`#999B96`
RGB	`rgb(153, 155, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 2%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 3%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.69, -1.68, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.69, 2.9, 125.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.362, 32.417, 33.506)`
Decimal	`10066838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999B96, 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 #999B96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999B96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #999B96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999b96; }
.text { color: #999b96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999b96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 155 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999b96, #979b96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #999B96?: #999B96 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999B96?: The RGB value is 153, 155, 150: 153 red, 155 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999B96?: The complementary color is #98969B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999B96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.