What color is #99AEC6?

#99AEC6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99AEC6?

The RGB value is 153, 174, 198: 153 red, 174 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AEC6?

The complementary color is #C6B199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AEC6 color

#99AEC6 rgb(153, 174, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #99AEC6 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 68.2% green and 77.6% blue (153, 174, 198).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 28% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#99AEC6 color codes

HEX	`#99AEC6`
RGB	`rgb(153, 174, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 68.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 28%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 12%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.26, -1.98, -14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.26, 14.76, 262.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.463, 41.121, 59.326)`
Decimal	`10071750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AEC6, 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 #99AEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #99AEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99aec6; }
.text { color: #99aec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99aec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 174 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99aec6, #9b99c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #99AEC6?: #99AEC6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99AEC6?: The RGB value is 153, 174, 198: 153 red, 174 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AEC6?: The complementary color is #C6B199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.