What color is #99AA9B?

#99AA9B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99AA9B?

The RGB value is 153, 170, 155: 153 red, 170 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AA9B?

The complementary color is #AA99A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AA9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AA9B color

#99AA9B rgb(153, 170, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99AA9B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 66.7% green and 60.8% blue (153, 170, 155).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#99AA9B color codes

HEX	`#99AA9B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 170, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 66.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.94, -8.87, 5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.94, 10.55, 147.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.427, 37.888, 36.556)`
Decimal	`10070683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AA9B, 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 #99AA9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AA9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #99AA9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99aa9b; }
.text { color: #99aa9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99aa9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 170 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99aa9b, #99aaa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99AA9B?: #99AA9B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99AA9B?: The RGB value is 153, 170, 155: 153 red, 170 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AA9B?: The complementary color is #AA99A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AA9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.