What color is #99B0BA?

#99B0BA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99B0BA?

The RGB value is 153, 176, 186: 153 red, 176 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B0BA?

The complementary color is #BAA399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B0BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B0BA color

#99B0BA rgb(153, 176, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99B0BA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 69% green and 72.9% blue (153, 176, 186).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#99B0BA color codes

HEX	`#99B0BA`
RGB	`rgb(153, 176, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 69%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 5%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.43, -5.76, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.43, 9.66, 233.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.523, 41.367, 52.453)`
Decimal	`10072250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B0BA, 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 #99B0BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B0BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #99B0BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b0ba; }
.text { color: #99b0ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b0ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 176 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b0ba, #99a0ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #99B0BA?: #99B0BA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99B0BA?: The RGB value is 153, 176, 186: 153 red, 176 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B0BA?: The complementary color is #BAA399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B0BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.