What color is #99A8D0?

#99A8D0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A8D0?

The RGB value is 153, 168, 208: 153 red, 168 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A8D0?

The complementary color is #D0C199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A8D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A8D0 color

#99A8D0 rgb(153, 168, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #99A8D0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 65.9% green and 81.6% blue (153, 168, 208).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 37% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#99A8D0 color codes

HEX	`#99A8D0`
RGB	`rgb(153, 168, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 65.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 37%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.99, 3.68, -22.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.99, 22.37, 279.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.522, 39.331, 65.224)`
Decimal	`10070224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A8D0, 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 #99A8D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A8D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #99A8D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a8d0; }
.text { color: #99a8d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a8d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 168 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a8d0, #a599d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #99A8D0?: #99A8D0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A8D0?: The RGB value is 153, 168, 208: 153 red, 168 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A8D0?: The complementary color is #D0C199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A8D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.