What color is #99B5B8?

#99B5B8 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 #99B5B8?

The RGB value is 153, 181, 184: 153 red, 181 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B5B8?

The complementary color is #B89C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B5B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B5B8 color

#99B5B8 rgb(153, 181, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99B5B8 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 71% green and 72.2% blue (153, 181, 184).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#99B5B8 color codes

HEX	`#99B5B8`
RGB	`rgb(153, 181, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 71%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.74, -8.87, -4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.74, 10.04, 208.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.31, 43.28, 51.673)`
Decimal	`10073528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B5B8, 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 #99B5B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B5B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #99B5B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b5b8; }
.text { color: #99b5b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b5b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 181 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b5b8, #99a6b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99B5B8?: #99B5B8 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 #99B5B8?: The RGB value is 153, 181, 184: 153 red, 181 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B5B8?: The complementary color is #B89C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B5B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.