What color is #99B2C2?

#99B2C2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99B2C2?

The RGB value is 153, 178, 194: 153 red, 178 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B2C2?

The complementary color is #C2A999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B2C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B2C2 color

#99B2C2 rgb(153, 178, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99B2C2 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 69.8% green and 76.1% blue (153, 178, 194).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#99B2C2 color codes

HEX	`#99B2C2`
RGB	`rgb(153, 178, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 69.8%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.22, -5.06, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.22, 12.1, 245.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.792, 42.507, 57.189)`
Decimal	`10072770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B2C2, 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 #99B2C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B2C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #99B2C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b2c2; }
.text { color: #99b2c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b2c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 178 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b2c2, #999ec2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #99B2C2?: #99B2C2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99B2C2?: The RGB value is 153, 178, 194: 153 red, 178 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B2C2?: The complementary color is #C2A999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B2C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.