What color is #99AEAD?

#99AEAD 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 #99AEAD?

The RGB value is 153, 174, 173: 153 red, 174 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AEAD?

The complementary color is #AE999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AEAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AEAD color

#99AEAD rgb(153, 174, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 68.2% green and 67.8% blue (153, 174, 173).

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 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#99AEAD color codes

HEX	`#99AEAD`
RGB	`rgb(153, 174, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 68.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.51, -7.45, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.51, 7.7, 194.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.814, 40.061, 45.373)`
Decimal	`10071725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AEAD, 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 #99AEAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AEAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #99AEAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99aead; }
.text { color: #99aead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99aead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 174 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99aead, #99a4ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99AEAD?: #99AEAD 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 #99AEAD?: The RGB value is 153, 174, 173: 153 red, 174 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AEAD?: The complementary color is #AE999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AEAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.