What color is #99ABB3?

#99ABB3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99ABB3?

The RGB value is 153, 171, 179: 153 red, 171 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99ABB3?

The complementary color is #B3A199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99ABB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99ABB3 color

#99ABB3 rgb(153, 171, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99ABB3 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 67.1% green and 70.2% blue (153, 171, 179).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#99ABB3 color codes

HEX	`#99ABB3`
RGB	`rgb(153, 171, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 67.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.86, -4.57, -6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.86, 7.73, 233.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.834, 39.152, 48.308)`
Decimal	`10070963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99ABB3, 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 #99ABB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99ABB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #99ABB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99abb3; }
.text { color: #99abb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99abb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 171 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99abb3, #999eb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #99ABB3?: #99ABB3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99ABB3?: The RGB value is 153, 171, 179: 153 red, 171 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99ABB3?: The complementary color is #B3A199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99ABB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.