What color is #9D99B0?

#9D99B0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D99B0?

The RGB value is 157, 153, 176: 157 red, 153 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D99B0?

The complementary color is #ACB099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D99B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D99B0 color

#9D99B0 rgb(157, 153, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D99B0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 60% green and 69% blue (157, 153, 176).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#9D99B0 color codes

HEX	`#9D99B0`
RGB	`rgb(157, 153, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 60%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.23, 6.07, -11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.23, 12.94, 297.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.131, 33.085, 45.706)`
Decimal	`10328496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D99B0, 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 #9D99B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D99B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #9D99B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d99b0; }
.text { color: #9d99b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d99b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 153 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d99b0, #a999b0); }

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Questions

What color is #9D99B0?: #9D99B0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D99B0?: The RGB value is 157, 153, 176: 157 red, 153 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D99B0?: The complementary color is #ACB099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D99B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.