What color is #999E94?

#999E94 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999E94?

The RGB value is 153, 158, 148: 153 red, 158 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999E94?

The complementary color is #99949E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999E94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999E94 color

#999E94 rgb(153, 158, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999E94 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62% green and 58% blue (153, 158, 148).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#999E94 color codes

HEX	`#999E94`
RGB	`rgb(153, 158, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.45, -3.7, 4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.45, 5.9, 128.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.708, 33.364, 32.833)`
Decimal	`10067604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999E94, 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 #999E94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999E94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #999E94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999e94; }
.text { color: #999e94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999e94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 158 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999e94, #949e94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #999E94?: #999E94 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999E94?: The RGB value is 153, 158, 148: 153 red, 158 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999E94?: The complementary color is #99949E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999E94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.