What color is #99A8A4?

#99A8A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A8A4?

The RGB value is 153, 168, 164: 153 red, 168 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A8A4?

The complementary color is #A8999D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A8A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A8A4 color

#99A8A4 rgb(153, 168, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A8A4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 65.9% green and 64.3% blue (153, 168, 164).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 8% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#99A8A4 color codes

HEX	`#99A8A4`
RGB	`rgb(153, 168, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 65.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 8%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 9%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.62, -6.05, 0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.62, 6.06, 177.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.839, 37.457, 40.562)`
Decimal	`10070180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A8A4, 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 #99A8A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A8A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #99A8A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a8a4; }
.text { color: #99a8a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a8a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 168 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a8a4, #99a4a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99A8A4?: #99A8A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A8A4?: The RGB value is 153, 168, 164: 153 red, 168 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A8A4?: The complementary color is #A8999D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A8A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.