What color is #99A3BC?

#99A3BC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A3BC?

The RGB value is 153, 163, 188: 153 red, 163 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A3BC?

The complementary color is #BCB299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A3BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A3BC color

#99A3BC rgb(153, 163, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #99A3BC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 63.9% green and 73.7% blue (153, 163, 188).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#99A3BC color codes

HEX	`#99A3BC`
RGB	`rgb(153, 163, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 63.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.97, 1.79, -14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.97, 14.16, 277.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.309, 36.597, 52.771)`
Decimal	`10068924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A3BC, 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 #99A3BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A3BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #99A3BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a3bc; }
.text { color: #99a3bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a3bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 163 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a3bc, #a199bc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #99A3BC?: #99A3BC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A3BC?: The RGB value is 153, 163, 188: 153 red, 163 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A3BC?: The complementary color is #BCB299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A3BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.