What color is #99B3B8?

#99B3B8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99B3B8?

The RGB value is 153, 179, 184: 153 red, 179 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B3B8?

The complementary color is #B89E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B3B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B3B8 color

#99B3B8 rgb(153, 179, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99B3B8 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 70.2% green and 72.2% blue (153, 179, 184).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#99B3B8 color codes

HEX	`#99B3B8`
RGB	`rgb(153, 179, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 70.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 3%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.2, -7.8, -5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.2, 9.56, 215.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.906, 42.472, 51.539)`
Decimal	`10073016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B3B8, 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 #99B3B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B3B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #99B3B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b3b8; }
.text { color: #99b3b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b3b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 179 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b3b8, #99a3b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99B3B8?: #99B3B8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99B3B8?: The RGB value is 153, 179, 184: 153 red, 179 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B3B8?: The complementary color is #B89E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B3B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.