What color is #999D9D?

#999D9D is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999D9D?

The RGB value is 153, 157, 157: 153 red, 157 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999D9D?

The complementary color is #9D9999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999D9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999D9D color

#999D9D rgb(153, 157, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999D9D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 61.6% green and 61.6% blue (153, 157, 157).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 2% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#999D9D color codes

HEX	`#999D9D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 157, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 61.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 2%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 3%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.42, -1.43, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.42, 1.52, 199.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.279, 33.32, 36.675)`
Decimal	`10067357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999D9D, 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 #999D9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999D9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #999D9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999d9d; }
.text { color: #999d9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999d9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 157 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999d9d, #999b9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #999D9D?: #999D9D is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999D9D?: The RGB value is 153, 157, 157: 153 red, 157 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999D9D?: The complementary color is #9D9999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999D9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.