What color is #999CA1?

#999CA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999CA1?

The RGB value is 153, 156, 161: 153 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999CA1?

The complementary color is #A19E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999CA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999CA1 color

#999CA1 rgb(153, 156, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999CA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 61.2% green and 63.1% blue (153, 156, 161).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 4% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#999CA1 color codes

HEX	`#999CA1`
RGB	`rgb(153, 156, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 61.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 4%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 5%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.26, -0.09, -2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.26, 2.98, 268.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.457, 33.122, 38.447)`
Decimal	`10067105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999CA1, 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 #999CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999CA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #999CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999ca1; }
.text { color: #999ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 156 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999ca1, #9a99a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #999CA1?: #999CA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999CA1?: The RGB value is 153, 156, 161: 153 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999CA1?: The complementary color is #A19E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999CA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.