What color is #9C99AE?

#9C99AE 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 #9C99AE?

The RGB value is 156, 153, 174: 156 red, 153 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C99AE?

The complementary color is #ABAE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C99AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C99AE color

#9C99AE rgb(156, 153, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C99AE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 60% green and 68.2% blue (156, 153, 174).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#9C99AE color codes

HEX	`#9C99AE`
RGB	`rgb(156, 153, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 60%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.08, 5.3, -10.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.08, 11.79, 296.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.74, 32.906, 44.663)`
Decimal	`10262958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C99AE, 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 #9C99AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C99AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #9C99AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c99ae; }
.text { color: #9c99ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c99ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 153 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c99ae, #a699ae); }

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Questions

What color is #9C99AE?: #9C99AE 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 #9C99AE?: The RGB value is 156, 153, 174: 156 red, 153 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C99AE?: The complementary color is #ABAE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C99AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.