What color is #99A0A8?

#99A0A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A0A8?

The RGB value is 153, 160, 168: 153 red, 160 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A0A8?

The complementary color is #A8A199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A0A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A0A8 color

#99A0A8 rgb(153, 160, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A0A8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62.7% green and 65.9% blue (153, 160, 168).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 8% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#99A0A8 color codes

HEX	`#99A0A8`
RGB	`rgb(153, 160, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 8%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 9%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.55, -0.87, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.55, 5.09, 260.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.774, 34.741, 42.017)`
Decimal	`10068136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A0A8, 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 #99A0A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A0A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #99A0A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a0a8; }
.text { color: #99a0a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a0a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 160 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a0a8, #9a99a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #99A0A8?: #99A0A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A0A8?: The RGB value is 153, 160, 168: 153 red, 160 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A0A8?: The complementary color is #A8A199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A0A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.