What color is #999C9B?

#999C9B is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999C9B?

The RGB value is 153, 156, 155: 153 red, 156 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999C9B?

The complementary color is #9C999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999C9B?

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.

#999C9B color

#999C9B rgb(153, 156, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999C9B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 61.2% green and 60.8% blue (153, 156, 155).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 1% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#999C9B color codes

HEX	`#999C9B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 156, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 61.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 1%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 2%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.09, -1.27, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.09, 1.28, 173.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.941, 32.916, 35.727)`
Decimal	`10067099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999C9B, 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 #999C9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999C9B 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 #999C9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999c9b; }
.text { color: #999c9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999c9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 156 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999c9b, #999c9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #999C9B?: #999C9B is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999C9B?: The RGB value is 153, 156, 155: 153 red, 156 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999C9B?: The complementary color is #9C999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999C9B?: 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.