What color is #99AEB0?

#99AEB0 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 #99AEB0?

The RGB value is 153, 174, 176: 153 red, 174 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AEB0?

The complementary color is #B09B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AEB0?

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.

#99AEB0 color

#99AEB0 rgb(153, 174, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99AEB0 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 68.2% green and 69% blue (153, 174, 176).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#99AEB0 color codes

HEX	`#99AEB0`
RGB	`rgb(153, 174, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 68.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.6, -6.83, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.6, 7.66, 207.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.107, 40.178, 46.919)`
Decimal	`10071728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AEB0, 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 #99AEB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AEB0 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 #99AEB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99aeb0; }
.text { color: #99aeb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99aeb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 174 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99aeb0, #99a3b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99AEB0?: #99AEB0 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 #99AEB0?: The RGB value is 153, 174, 176: 153 red, 174 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AEB0?: The complementary color is #B09B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AEB0?: 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.