What color is #99BAB9?

#99BAB9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99BAB9?

The RGB value is 153, 186, 185: 153 red, 186 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99BAB9?

The complementary color is #BA999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99BAB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99BAB9 color

#99BAB9 rgb(153, 186, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99BAB9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 72.9% green and 72.5% blue (153, 186, 185).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#99BAB9 color codes

HEX	`#99BAB9`
RGB	`rgb(153, 186, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 72.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.15, -11.29, -3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.15, 11.74, 195.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.45, 45.392, 52.572)`
Decimal	`10074809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99BAB9, 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 #99BAB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99BAB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #99BAB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99bab9; }
.text { color: #99bab9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99bab9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 186 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99bab9, #99aaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99BAB9?: #99BAB9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99BAB9?: The RGB value is 153, 186, 185: 153 red, 186 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99BAB9?: The complementary color is #BA999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99BAB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.