What color is #999DB4?

#999DB4 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 #999DB4?

The RGB value is 153, 157, 180: 153 red, 157 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999DB4?

The complementary color is #B4B099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999DB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999DB4 color

#999DB4 rgb(153, 157, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999DB4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 61.6% green and 70.6% blue (153, 157, 180).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#999DB4 color codes

HEX	`#999DB4`
RGB	`rgb(153, 157, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 61.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.11, 3.35, -12.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.11, 12.83, 285.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.43, 34.181, 48.008)`
Decimal	`10067380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999DB4, 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 #999DB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999DB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #999DB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999db4; }
.text { color: #999db4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999db4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 157 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999db4, #a399b4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #999DB4?: #999DB4 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 #999DB4?: The RGB value is 153, 157, 180: 153 red, 157 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999DB4?: The complementary color is #B4B099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999DB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.