What color is #9AA099?

#9AA099 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AA099?

The RGB value is 154, 160, 153: 154 red, 160 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA099?

The complementary color is #9F99A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA099 color

#9AA099 rgb(154, 160, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AA099 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 62.7% green and 60% blue (154, 160, 153).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#9AA099 color codes

HEX	`#9AA099`
RGB	`rgb(154, 160, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 62.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 4%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, -3.49, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 4.54, 140.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.646, 34.311, 35.086)`
Decimal	`10133657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA099, 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 #9AA099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #9AA099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa099; }
.text { color: #9aa099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 160 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa099, #99a09c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AA099?: #9AA099 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AA099?: The RGB value is 154, 160, 153: 154 red, 160 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA099?: The complementary color is #9F99A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.