What color is #99AFB3?

#99AFB3 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 #99AFB3?

The RGB value is 153, 175, 179: 153 red, 175 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AFB3?

The complementary color is #B39D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AFB3 color

#99AFB3 rgb(153, 175, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99AFB3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 68.6% green and 70.2% blue (153, 175, 179).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#99AFB3 color codes

HEX	`#99AFB3`
RGB	`rgb(153, 175, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 68.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.96, -6.73, -4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.96, 8.16, 214.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.601, 40.686, 48.564)`
Decimal	`10071987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AFB3, 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 #99AFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #99AFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99afb3; }
.text { color: #99afb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99afb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 175 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99afb3, #99a2b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99AFB3?: #99AFB3 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 #99AFB3?: The RGB value is 153, 175, 179: 153 red, 175 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AFB3?: The complementary color is #B39D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.