What color is #999FA4?

#999FA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999FA4?

The RGB value is 153, 159, 164: 153 red, 159 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999FA4?

The complementary color is #A49E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999FA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999FA4 color

#999FA4 rgb(153, 159, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999FA4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62.4% green and 64.3% blue (153, 159, 164).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#999FA4 color codes

HEX	`#999FA4`
RGB	`rgb(153, 159, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 7%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.16, -1.14, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.16, 3.53, 251.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.234, 34.249, 40.027)`
Decimal	`10067876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999FA4, 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 #999FA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999FA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #999FA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999fa4; }
.text { color: #999fa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999fa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 159 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999fa4, #999aa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #999FA4?: #999FA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999FA4?: The RGB value is 153, 159, 164: 153 red, 159 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999FA4?: The complementary color is #A49E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999FA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.