What color is #99A196?

#99A196 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A196?

The RGB value is 153, 161, 150: 153 red, 161 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A196?

The complementary color is #9E96A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A196 color

#99A196 rgb(153, 161, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A196 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 63.1% green and 58.8% blue (153, 161, 150).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 6% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#99A196 color codes

HEX	`#99A196`
RGB	`rgb(153, 161, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 63.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 6%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.33, -4.96, 4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.33, 6.86, 136.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.386, 34.464, 33.847)`
Decimal	`10068374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A196, 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 #99A196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #99A196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a196; }
.text { color: #99a196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 161 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a196, #96a199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #99A196?: #99A196 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A196?: The RGB value is 153, 161, 150: 153 red, 161 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A196?: The complementary color is #9E96A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.