What color is #99ADAC?

#99ADAC 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 #99ADAC?

The RGB value is 153, 173, 172: 153 red, 173 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99ADAC?

The complementary color is #AD999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99ADAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99ADAC color

#99ADAC rgb(153, 173, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 67.8% green and 67.5% blue (153, 173, 172).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#99ADAC color codes

HEX	`#99ADAC`
RGB	`rgb(153, 173, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 67.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.21, -7.12, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.21, 7.35, 194.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.525, 39.637, 44.801)`
Decimal	`10071468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99ADAC, 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 #99ADAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99ADAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #99ADAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99adac; }
.text { color: #99adac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99adac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 173 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99adac, #99a4ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99ADAC?: #99ADAC 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 #99ADAC?: The RGB value is 153, 173, 172: 153 red, 173 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99ADAC?: The complementary color is #AD999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99ADAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.