What color is #99AAD3?

#99AAD3 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 #99AAD3?

The RGB value is 153, 170, 211: 153 red, 170 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AAD3?

The complementary color is #D3C299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AAD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AAD3 color

#99AAD3 rgb(153, 170, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #99AAD3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 66.7% green and 82.7% blue (153, 170, 211).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 40% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#99AAD3 color codes

HEX	`#99AAD3`
RGB	`rgb(153, 170, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 66.7%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 40%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 27%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.63, 3.3, -22.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.63, 22.98, 278.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.266, 40.224, 67.31)`
Decimal	`10070739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AAD3, 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 #99AAD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AAD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #99AAD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99aad3; }
.text { color: #99aad3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99aad3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 170 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99aad3, #a599d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #99AAD3?: #99AAD3 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 #99AAD3?: The RGB value is 153, 170, 211: 153 red, 170 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AAD3?: The complementary color is #D3C299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AAD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.