What color is #99AAA5?

#99AAA5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99AAA5?

The RGB value is 153, 170, 165: 153 red, 170 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AAA5?

The complementary color is #AA999E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AAA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AAA5 color

#99AAA5 rgb(153, 170, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99AAA5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 66.7% green and 64.7% blue (153, 170, 165).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#99AAA5 color codes

HEX	`#99AAA5`
RGB	`rgb(153, 170, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 66.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.2, -6.93, 0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.2, 6.95, 175.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.302, 38.238, 41.163)`
Decimal	`10070693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AAA5, 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 #99AAA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AAA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #99AAA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99aaa5; }
.text { color: #99aaa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99aaa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 170 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99aaa5, #99a6aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99AAA5?: #99AAA5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99AAA5?: The RGB value is 153, 170, 165: 153 red, 170 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AAA5?: The complementary color is #AA999E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AAA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.