What color is #99B2AF?

#99B2AF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99B2AF?

The RGB value is 153, 178, 175: 153 red, 178 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B2AF?

The complementary color is #B2999C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B2AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B2AF color

#99B2AF rgb(153, 178, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99B2AF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 69.8% green and 68.6% blue (153, 178, 175).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#99B2AF color codes

HEX	`#99B2AF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 178, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 69.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 14%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.67, -9.17, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.67, 9.27, 188.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.793, 41.707, 46.661)`
Decimal	`10072751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B2AF, 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 #99B2AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B2AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #99B2AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b2af; }
.text { color: #99b2af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b2af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 178 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b2af, #99a8b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99B2AF?: #99B2AF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99B2AF?: The RGB value is 153, 178, 175: 153 red, 178 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B2AF?: The complementary color is #B2999C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B2AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.