What color is #99ABB0?

#99ABB0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99ABB0?

The RGB value is 153, 171, 176: 153 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99ABB0?

The complementary color is #B09E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99ABB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99ABB0 color

#99ABB0 rgb(153, 171, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99ABB0 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 67.1% green and 69% blue (153, 171, 176).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#99ABB0 color codes

HEX	`#99ABB0`
RGB	`rgb(153, 171, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 67.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.77, -5.21, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.77, 7.01, 222.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.534, 39.032, 46.728)`
Decimal	`10070960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99ABB0, 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 #99ABB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99ABB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #99ABB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99abb0; }
.text { color: #99abb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99abb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 171 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99abb0, #999fb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #99ABB0?: #99ABB0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99ABB0?: The RGB value is 153, 171, 176: 153 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99ABB0?: The complementary color is #B09E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99ABB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.