What color is #99A3AF?

#99A3AF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A3AF?

The RGB value is 153, 163, 175: 153 red, 163 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A3AF?

The complementary color is #AFA599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A3AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A3AF color

#99A3AF rgb(153, 163, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A3AF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 63.9% green and 68.6% blue (153, 163, 175).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#99A3AF color codes

HEX	`#99A3AF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 163, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 63.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.57, -1.06, -7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.57, 7.48, 261.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.97, 36.061, 45.72)`
Decimal	`10068911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A3AF, 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 #99A3AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A3AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #99A3AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a3af; }
.text { color: #99a3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a3af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 163 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a3af, #9a99af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #99A3AF?: #99A3AF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A3AF?: The RGB value is 153, 163, 175: 153 red, 163 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A3AF?: The complementary color is #AFA599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A3AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.