What color is #99A3B9?

#99A3B9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A3B9?

The RGB value is 153, 163, 185: 153 red, 163 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A3B9?

The complementary color is #B9AF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A3B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A3B9 color

#99A3B9 rgb(153, 163, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A3B9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 63.9% green and 72.5% blue (153, 163, 185).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#99A3B9 color codes

HEX	`#99A3B9`
RGB	`rgb(153, 163, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 63.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.88, 1.12, -12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.88, 12.57, 275.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.989, 36.469, 51.085)`
Decimal	`10068921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A3B9, 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 #99A3B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A3B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #99A3B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a3b9; }
.text { color: #99a3b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a3b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 163 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a3b9, #9f99b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #99A3B9?: #99A3B9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A3B9?: The RGB value is 153, 163, 185: 153 red, 163 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A3B9?: The complementary color is #B9AF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A3B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.