What color is #99A5AB?

#99A5AB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A5AB?

The RGB value is 153, 165, 171: 153 red, 165 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A5AB?

The complementary color is #AB9F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A5AB?

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.

#99A5AB color

#99A5AB rgb(153, 165, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A5AB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 64.7% green and 67.1% blue (153, 165, 171).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#99A5AB color codes

HEX	`#99A5AB`
RGB	`rgb(153, 165, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 64.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.99, -3, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.99, 5.45, 236.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.941, 36.622, 43.801)`
Decimal	`10069419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A5AB, 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 #99A5AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A5AB 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 #99A5AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a5ab; }
.text { color: #99a5ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a5ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 165 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a5ab, #999cab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #99A5AB?: #99A5AB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A5AB?: The RGB value is 153, 165, 171: 153 red, 165 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A5AB?: The complementary color is #AB9F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A5AB?: 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.