What color is #99A9AE?

#99A9AE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A9AE?

The RGB value is 153, 169, 174: 153 red, 169 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A9AE?

The complementary color is #AE9E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A9AE color

#99A9AE rgb(153, 169, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A9AE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 66.3% green and 68.2% blue (153, 169, 174).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#99A9AE color codes

HEX	`#99A9AE`
RGB	`rgb(153, 169, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 66.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.17, -4.55, -4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.17, 6.38, 224.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.963, 38.204, 45.568)`
Decimal	`10070446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A9AE, 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 #99A9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #99A9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a9ae; }
.text { color: #99a9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 169 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a9ae, #999eae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #99A9AE?: #99A9AE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A9AE?: The RGB value is 153, 169, 174: 153 red, 169 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A9AE?: The complementary color is #AE9E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.