What color is #99A8A5?

#99A8A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A8A5?

The RGB value is 153, 168, 165: 153 red, 168 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A8A5?

The complementary color is #A8999C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A8A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A8A5 color

#99A8A5 rgb(153, 168, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A8A5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 65.9% green and 64.7% blue (153, 168, 165).

Its hue angle is 168°, 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#99A8A5 color codes

HEX	`#99A8A5`
RGB	`rgb(153, 168, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 65.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 8%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 9%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.65, -5.85, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.65, 5.86, 182.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.93, 37.494, 41.039)`
Decimal	`10070181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A8A5, 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 #99A8A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A8A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #99A8A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a8a5; }
.text { color: #99a8a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a8a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 168 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a8a5, #99a3a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99A8A5?: #99A8A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A8A5?: The RGB value is 153, 168, 165: 153 red, 168 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A8A5?: The complementary color is #A8999C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A8A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.