What color is #99A09A?

#99A09A is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A09A?

The RGB value is 153, 160, 154: 153 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A09A?

The complementary color is #A0999F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A09A?

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.

#99A09A color

#99A09A rgb(153, 160, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A09A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62.7% green and 60.4% blue (153, 160, 154).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#99A09A color codes

HEX	`#99A09A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 160, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 4%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.16, -3.66, 2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.16, 4.3, 148.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.539, 34.247, 35.514)`
Decimal	`10068122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A09A, 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 #99A09A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A09A 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 #99A09A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a09a; }
.text { color: #99a09a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a09a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 160 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a09a, #99a09e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #99A09A?: #99A09A is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A09A?: The RGB value is 153, 160, 154: 153 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A09A?: The complementary color is #A0999F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A09A?: 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.