What color is #99A8AF?

#99A8AF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A8AF?

The RGB value is 153, 168, 175: 153 red, 168 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A8AF?

The complementary color is #AFA099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A8AF color

#99A8AF rgb(153, 168, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A8AF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 65.9% green and 68.6% blue (153, 168, 175).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#99A8AF color codes

HEX	`#99A8AF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 168, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 65.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.93, -3.79, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.93, 6.59, 234.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.876, 37.872, 46.022)`
Decimal	`10070191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A8AF, 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 #99A8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #99A8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a8af; }
.text { color: #99a8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 168 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a8af, #999daf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #99A8AF?: #99A8AF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A8AF?: The RGB value is 153, 168, 175: 153 red, 168 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A8AF?: The complementary color is #AFA099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.