What color is #9C99A7?

#9C99A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C99A7?

The RGB value is 156, 153, 167: 156 red, 153 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C99A7?

The complementary color is #A4A799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C99A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C99A7 color

#9C99A7 rgb(156, 153, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C99A7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 60% green and 65.5% blue (156, 153, 167).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 7% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#9C99A7 color codes

HEX	`#9C99A7`
RGB	`rgb(156, 153, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 60%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 7%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.87, 3.85, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.87, 7.91, 299.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.075, 32.64, 41.162)`
Decimal	`10262951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C99A7, 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 #9C99A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C99A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #9C99A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c99a7; }
.text { color: #9c99a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c99a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 153 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c99a7, #a399a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C99A7?: #9C99A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C99A7?: The RGB value is 156, 153, 167: 156 red, 153 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C99A7?: The complementary color is #A4A799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C99A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.