What color is #99A4BD?

#99A4BD 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 #99A4BD?

The RGB value is 153, 164, 189: 153 red, 164 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A4BD?

The complementary color is #BDB299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A4BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A4BD color

#99A4BD rgb(153, 164, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #99A4BD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 64.3% green and 74.1% blue (153, 164, 189).

Its hue angle is 222°, 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 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#99A4BD color codes

HEX	`#99A4BD`
RGB	`rgb(153, 164, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 64.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.27, 1.46, -14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.27, 14.22, 275.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.595, 36.997, 53.4)`
Decimal	`10069181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A4BD, 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 #99A4BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A4BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #99A4BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a4bd; }
.text { color: #99a4bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a4bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 164 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a4bd, #a099bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #99A4BD?: #99A4BD 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 #99A4BD?: The RGB value is 153, 164, 189: 153 red, 164 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A4BD?: The complementary color is #BDB299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A4BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.