What color is #9A99AA?

#9A99AA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A99AA?

The RGB value is 154, 153, 170: 154 red, 153 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A99AA?

The complementary color is #A9AA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A99AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A99AA color

#9A99AA rgb(154, 153, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A99AA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 60% green and 66.7% blue (154, 153, 170).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#9A99AA color codes

HEX	`#9A99AA`
RGB	`rgb(154, 153, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 60%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.8, 3.77, -8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.8, 9.5, 293.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.972, 32.555, 42.622)`
Decimal	`10131882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A99AA, 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 #9A99AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A99AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #9A99AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a99aa; }
.text { color: #9a99aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a99aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 153 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a99aa, #a399aa); }

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Questions

What color is #9A99AA?: #9A99AA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A99AA?: The RGB value is 154, 153, 170: 154 red, 153 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A99AA?: The complementary color is #A9AA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A99AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.