What color is #9D99A2?

#9D99A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D99A2?

The RGB value is 157, 153, 162: 157 red, 153 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D99A2?

The complementary color is #9EA299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D99A2?

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.

#9D99A2 color

#9D99A2 rgb(157, 153, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D99A2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 60% green and 63.5% blue (157, 153, 162).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 5% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9D99A2 color codes

HEX	`#9D99A2`
RGB	`rgb(157, 153, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 60%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 5%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 6%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.8, 3.19, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.8, 5.26, 307.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.816, 32.559, 38.784)`
Decimal	`10328482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D99A2, 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 #9D99A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D99A2 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 #9D99A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d99a2; }
.text { color: #9d99a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d99a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 153 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d99a2, #a299a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9D99A2?: #9D99A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D99A2?: The RGB value is 157, 153, 162: 157 red, 153 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D99A2?: The complementary color is #9EA299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D99A2?: 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.