What color is #999CA5?

#999CA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999CA5?

The RGB value is 153, 156, 165: 153 red, 156 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999CA5?

The complementary color is #A5A299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999CA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999CA5 color

#999CA5 rgb(153, 156, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999CA5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 61.2% green and 64.7% blue (153, 156, 165).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#999CA5 color codes

HEX	`#999CA5`
RGB	`rgb(153, 156, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 61.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 7%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.38, 0.72, -5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.38, 5.11, 278.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.816, 33.266, 40.335)`
Decimal	`10067109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999CA5, 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 #999CA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999CA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #999CA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999ca5; }
.text { color: #999ca5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999ca5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 156 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999ca5, #9c99a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #999CA5?: #999CA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999CA5?: The RGB value is 153, 156, 165: 153 red, 156 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999CA5?: The complementary color is #A5A299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999CA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.