What color is #99A39B?

#99A39B is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A39B?

The RGB value is 153, 163, 155: 153 red, 163 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A39B?

The complementary color is #A399A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A39B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A39B color

#99A39B rgb(153, 163, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A39B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 63.9% green and 60.8% blue (153, 163, 155).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 5% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#99A39B color codes

HEX	`#99A39B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 163, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 63.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 5%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 6%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.01, -5.1, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.01, 5.88, 150.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.149, 35.333, 36.13)`
Decimal	`10068891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A39B, 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 #99A39B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A39B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #99A39B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a39b; }
.text { color: #99a39b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a39b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 163 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a39b, #99a3a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #99A39B?: #99A39B is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A39B?: The RGB value is 153, 163, 155: 153 red, 163 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A39B?: The complementary color is #A399A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A39B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.