What color is #99AFBC?

#99AFBC 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 #99AFBC?

The RGB value is 153, 175, 188: 153 red, 175 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AFBC?

The complementary color is #BCA699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AFBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AFBC color

#99AFBC rgb(153, 175, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 68.6% green and 73.7% blue (153, 175, 188).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% 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 9.21:1).

#99AFBC color codes

HEX	`#99AFBC`
RGB	`rgb(153, 175, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 68.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.22, -4.78, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.22, 10.35, 242.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.542, 41.062, 53.515)`
Decimal	`10071996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AFBC, 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 #99AFBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AFBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #99AFBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99afbc; }
.text { color: #99afbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99afbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 175 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99afbc, #999ebc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #99AFBC?: #99AFBC 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 #99AFBC?: The RGB value is 153, 175, 188: 153 red, 175 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AFBC?: The complementary color is #BCA699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AFBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.