What color is #999FA1?

#999FA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999FA1?

The RGB value is 153, 159, 161: 153 red, 159 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999FA1?

The complementary color is #A19B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999FA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999FA1 color

#999FA1 rgb(153, 159, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999FA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62.4% green and 63.1% blue (153, 159, 161).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 4% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#999FA1 color codes

HEX	`#999FA1`
RGB	`rgb(153, 159, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 4%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 5%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.07, -1.75, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.07, 2.5, 225.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.967, 34.142, 38.617)`
Decimal	`10067873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999FA1, 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 #999FA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999FA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #999FA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999fa1; }
.text { color: #999fa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999fa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 159 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999fa1, #999ba1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #999FA1?: #999FA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999FA1?: The RGB value is 153, 159, 161: 153 red, 159 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999FA1?: The complementary color is #A19B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999FA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.