What color is #99A99D?

#99A99D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A99D?

The RGB value is 153, 169, 157: 153 red, 169 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A99D?

The complementary color is #A999A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A99D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A99D color

#99A99D rgb(153, 169, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A99D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 66.3% green and 61.6% blue (153, 169, 157).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#99A99D color codes

HEX	`#99A99D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 169, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 66.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 9%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.71, -7.96, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.71, 9.04, 151.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.409, 37.582, 37.386)`
Decimal	`10070429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A99D, 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 #99A99D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A99D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #99A99D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a99d; }
.text { color: #99a99d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a99d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 169 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a99d, #99a9a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99A99D?: #99A99D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A99D?: The RGB value is 153, 169, 157: 153 red, 169 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A99D?: The complementary color is #A999A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A99D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.