What color is #99AFC1?

#99AFC1 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 #99AFC1?

The RGB value is 153, 175, 193: 153 red, 175 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AFC1?

The complementary color is #C1AB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AFC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AFC1 color

#99AFC1 rgb(153, 175, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99AFC1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 68.6% green and 75.7% blue (153, 175, 193).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#99AFC1 color codes

HEX	`#99AFC1`
RGB	`rgb(153, 175, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 68.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 9%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.37, -3.66, -11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.37, 12.27, 252.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.09, 41.281, 56.403)`
Decimal	`10072001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AFC1, 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 #99AFC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AFC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #99AFC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99afc1; }
.text { color: #99afc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99afc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 175 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99afc1, #999bc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #99AFC1?: #99AFC1 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 #99AFC1?: The RGB value is 153, 175, 193: 153 red, 175 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AFC1?: The complementary color is #C1AB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AFC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.