What color is #999EA2?

#999EA2 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999EA2?

The RGB value is 153, 158, 162: 153 red, 158 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999EA2?

The complementary color is #A29D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999EA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999EA2 color

#999EA2 rgb(153, 158, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999EA2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62% green and 63.5% blue (153, 158, 162).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 5% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#999EA2 color codes

HEX	`#999EA2`
RGB	`rgb(153, 158, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 5%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 6%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.83, -0.99, -2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.83, 2.88, 249.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.884, 33.834, 39.026)`
Decimal	`10067618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999EA2, 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 #999EA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999EA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #999EA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999ea2; }
.text { color: #999ea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999ea2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 158 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999ea2, #999aa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #999EA2?: #999EA2 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999EA2?: The RGB value is 153, 158, 162: 153 red, 158 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999EA2?: The complementary color is #A29D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999EA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.