What color is #999FBD?

#999FBD 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 #999FBD?

The RGB value is 153, 159, 189: 153 red, 159 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999FBD?

The complementary color is #BDB799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999FBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999FBD color

#999FBD rgb(153, 159, 189)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62.4% green and 74.1% blue (153, 159, 189).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#999FBD color codes

HEX	`#999FBD`
RGB	`rgb(153, 159, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.94, 4.24, -16.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.94, 16.71, 284.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.718, 35.242, 53.108)`
Decimal	`10067901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999FBD, 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 #999FBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999FBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #999FBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999fbd; }
.text { color: #999fbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999fbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 159 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999fbd, #a599bd); }

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Questions

What color is #999FBD?: #999FBD 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 #999FBD?: The RGB value is 153, 159, 189: 153 red, 159 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999FBD?: The complementary color is #BDB799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999FBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.