What color is #99A0A2?

#99A0A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A0A2?

The RGB value is 153, 160, 162: 153 red, 160 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A0A2?

The complementary color is #A29B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A0A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A0A2 color

#99A0A2 rgb(153, 160, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A0A2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62.7% green and 63.5% blue (153, 160, 162).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 5% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#99A0A2 color codes

HEX	`#99A0A2`
RGB	`rgb(153, 160, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 5%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 6%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.38, -2.09, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.38, 2.83, 222.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.228, 34.522, 39.141)`
Decimal	`10068130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A0A2, 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 #99A0A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A0A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #99A0A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a0a2; }
.text { color: #99a0a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a0a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 160 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a0a2, #999ca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #99A0A2?: #99A0A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A0A2?: The RGB value is 153, 160, 162: 153 red, 160 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A0A2?: The complementary color is #A29B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A0A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.