What color is #999EB9?

#999EB9 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 #999EB9?

The RGB value is 153, 158, 185: 153 red, 158 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999EB9?

The complementary color is #B9B499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999EB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999EB9 color

#999EB9 rgb(153, 158, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #999EB9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62% green and 72.5% blue (153, 158, 185).

Its hue angle is 231°, 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 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#999EB9 color codes

HEX	`#999EB9`
RGB	`rgb(153, 158, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 15%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.54, 3.9, -14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.54, 15.05, 285.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.119, 34.728, 50.795)`
Decimal	`10067641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999EB9, 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 #999EB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999EB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #999EB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999eb9; }
.text { color: #999eb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999eb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 158 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999eb9, #a499b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #999EB9?: #999EB9 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 #999EB9?: The RGB value is 153, 158, 185: 153 red, 158 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999EB9?: The complementary color is #B9B499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999EB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.