Information about #99AFB7 color

#99AFB7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#99AFB7 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 175, 183) — 60% red, 68.6% green, 71.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 12 / 3 / 0 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#99AFB7 presents itself as a gently muted sky-leaning azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nepal (#93AAB9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Botticelli (#92ACB4) and Williamsburg Blue (#9DA8BD).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(153, 175, 183)), which gives #99AFB7 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#99AFB7 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#99AFB7 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #99AFB7

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99AFB7
  • RGB153, 175, 183
  • CMYK12, 3, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(153, 175, 183)
  • HSL196°, 17%, 66%
  • HSL Precise196°, 17.241%, 65.882%
  • HSV196°, 16%, 72%
  • HSB196°, 16%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.686, 0.718)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.686, 0.718, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.686, 0.718)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID99AFB7
  • DECIMAL ID10071991
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01