What color is #999C8B?

#999C8B is a gray, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999C8B?

The RGB value is 153, 156, 139: 153 red, 156 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999C8B?

The complementary color is #8E8B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999C8B?

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.

#999C8B color

#999C8B rgb(153, 156, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999C8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 61.2% green and 54.5% blue (153, 156, 139).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#999C8B color codes

HEX	`#999C8B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 156, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 61.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 11%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.68, -4.23, 8.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.68, 9.53, 116.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.685, 32.413, 29.114)`
Decimal	`10067083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999C8B, 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 #999C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999C8B 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 #999C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999c8b; }
.text { color: #999c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 156 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999c8b, #909c8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #999C8B?: #999C8B is a gray, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999C8B?: The RGB value is 153, 156, 139: 153 red, 156 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999C8B?: The complementary color is #8E8B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999C8B?: 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.