What color is #99BDBD?

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

What is the RGB value of #99BDBD?

The RGB value is 153, 189, 189: 153 red, 189 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99BDBD?

The complementary color is #BD9999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99BDBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99BDBD color

#99BDBD rgb(153, 189, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 74.1% green and 74.1% blue (153, 189, 189).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#99BDBD color codes

HEX	`#99BDBD`
RGB	`rgb(153, 189, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 74.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.09, -12.01, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.09, 12.65, 198.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.517, 46.84, 55.041)`
Decimal	`10075581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99BDBD, 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 #99BDBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99BDBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #99BDBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99bdbd; }
.text { color: #99bdbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99bdbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 189 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99bdbd, #99abbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99BDBD?: #99BDBD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99BDBD?: The RGB value is 153, 189, 189: 153 red, 189 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99BDBD?: The complementary color is #BD9999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99BDBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.