What color is #999DB9?

#999DB9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999DB9?

The RGB value is 153, 157, 185: 153 red, 157 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999DB9?

The complementary color is #B9B599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999DB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999DB9 color

#999DB9 rgb(153, 157, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #999DB9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 61.6% green and 72.5% blue (153, 157, 185).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#999DB9 color codes

HEX	`#999DB9`
RGB	`rgb(153, 157, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 61.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 15%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.27, 4.46, -14.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.27, 15.59, 286.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.949, 34.389, 50.739)`
Decimal	`10067385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999DB9, 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 #999DB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999DB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #999DB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999db9; }
.text { color: #999db9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999db9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 157 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999db9, #a599b9); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #999DB9?: #999DB9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999DB9?: The RGB value is 153, 157, 185: 153 red, 157 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999DB9?: The complementary color is #B9B599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999DB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.