What color is #99AEBA?

#99AEBA 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 #99AEBA?

The RGB value is 153, 174, 186: 153 red, 174 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AEBA?

The complementary color is #BAA599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AEBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AEBA color

#99AEBA rgb(153, 174, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 68.2% green and 72.9% blue (153, 174, 186).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#99AEBA color codes

HEX	`#99AEBA`
RGB	`rgb(153, 174, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 68.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.89, -4.68, -8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.89, 9.77, 241.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.134, 40.589, 52.323)`
Decimal	`10071738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AEBA, 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 #99AEBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AEBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #99AEBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99aeba; }
.text { color: #99aeba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99aeba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 174 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99aeba, #999eba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #99AEBA?: #99AEBA 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 #99AEBA?: The RGB value is 153, 174, 186: 153 red, 174 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AEBA?: The complementary color is #BAA599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AEBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.