What color is #99A29D?

#99A29D is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A29D?

The RGB value is 153, 162, 157: 153 red, 162 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A29D?

The complementary color is #A2999E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A29D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A29D color

#99A29D rgb(153, 162, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A29D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 63.5% green and 61.6% blue (153, 162, 157).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 5% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#99A29D color codes

HEX	`#99A29D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 162, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 63.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 5%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 6%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.79, -4.17, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.79, 4.43, 160.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.142, 35.047, 36.963)`
Decimal	`10068637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A29D, 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 #99A29D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A29D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #99A29D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a29d; }
.text { color: #99a29d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a29d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 162 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a29d, #99a2a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #99A29D?: #99A29D is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A29D?: The RGB value is 153, 162, 157: 153 red, 162 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A29D?: The complementary color is #A2999E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A29D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.