What color is #999BAD?

#999BAD 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 #999BAD?

The RGB value is 153, 155, 173: 153 red, 155 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999BAD?

The complementary color is #ADAB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999BAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999BAD color

#999BAD rgb(153, 155, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60.8% green and 67.8% blue (153, 155, 173).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#999BAD color codes

HEX	`#999BAD`
RGB	`rgb(153, 155, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.35, 2.95, -9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.35, 10.04, 287.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.399, 33.232, 44.235)`
Decimal	`10066861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999BAD, 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 #999BAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999BAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #999BAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999bad; }
.text { color: #999bad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999bad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 155 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999bad, #a199ad); }

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Questions

What color is #999BAD?: #999BAD 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 #999BAD?: The RGB value is 153, 155, 173: 153 red, 155 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999BAD?: The complementary color is #ADAB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999BAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.