What color is #99A0AD?

#99A0AD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A0AD?

The RGB value is 153, 160, 173: 153 red, 160 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A0AD?

The complementary color is #ADA699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A0AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A0AD color

#99A0AD rgb(153, 160, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A0AD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62.7% green and 67.8% blue (153, 160, 173).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#99A0AD color codes

HEX	`#99A0AD`
RGB	`rgb(153, 160, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.69, 0.17, -7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.69, 7.59, 271.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.249, 34.931, 44.518)`
Decimal	`10068141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A0AD, 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 #99A0AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A0AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #99A0AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a0ad; }
.text { color: #99a0ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a0ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 160 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a0ad, #9c99ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #99A0AD?: #99A0AD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A0AD?: The RGB value is 153, 160, 173: 153 red, 160 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A0AD?: The complementary color is #ADA699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A0AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.