What color is #9C99B9?

#9C99B9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C99B9?

The RGB value is 156, 153, 185: 156 red, 153 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C99B9?

The complementary color is #B6B999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C99B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C99B9 color

#9C99B9 rgb(156, 153, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9C99B9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 60% green and 72.5% blue (156, 153, 185).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#9C99B9 color codes

HEX	`#9C99B9`
RGB	`rgb(156, 153, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 60%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 17%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.45, 7.69, -16.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.45, 17.89, 295.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.857, 33.353, 50.544)`
Decimal	`10262969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C99B9, 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 #9C99B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C99B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #9C99B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c99b9; }
.text { color: #9c99b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c99b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 153 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c99b9, #ac99b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C99B9?: #9C99B9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C99B9?: The RGB value is 156, 153, 185: 156 red, 153 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C99B9?: The complementary color is #B6B999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C99B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.