What color is #99A9CD?

#99A9CD 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 #99A9CD?

The RGB value is 153, 169, 205: 153 red, 169 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A9CD?

The complementary color is #CDBD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A9CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A9CD color

#99A9CD rgb(153, 169, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #99A9CD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 66.3% green and 80.4% blue (153, 169, 205).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 34% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#99A9CD color codes

HEX	`#99A9CD`
RGB	`rgb(153, 169, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 66.3%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 34%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 18%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.15, 2.41, -20.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.15, 20.31, 276.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.341, 39.555, 63.361)`
Decimal	`10070477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A9CD, 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 #99A9CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A9CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #99A9CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a9cd; }
.text { color: #99a9cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a9cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 169 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a9cd, #a399cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #99A9CD?: #99A9CD 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 #99A9CD?: The RGB value is 153, 169, 205: 153 red, 169 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A9CD?: The complementary color is #CDBD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A9CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.