What color is #999DAF?

#999DAF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999DAF?

The RGB value is 153, 157, 175: 153 red, 157 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999DAF?

The complementary color is #AFAB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999DAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999DAF color

#999DAF rgb(153, 157, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999DAF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 61.6% green and 68.6% blue (153, 157, 175).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#999DAF color codes

HEX	`#999DAF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 157, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 61.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.95, 2.26, -9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.95, 10.08, 282.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.93, 33.981, 45.373)`
Decimal	`10067375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999DAF, 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 #999DAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999DAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #999DAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999daf; }
.text { color: #999daf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999daf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 157 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999daf, #a099af); }

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Questions

What color is #999DAF?: #999DAF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999DAF?: The RGB value is 153, 157, 175: 153 red, 157 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999DAF?: The complementary color is #AFAB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999DAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.