What color is #99475E?

#99475E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velvet Wine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99475E?

The RGB value is 153, 71, 94: 153 red, 71 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99475E?

The complementary color is #479982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99475E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99475E color

#99475E rgb(153, 71, 94)

Shades of pink

The hex color #99475E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 27.8% green and 36.9% blue (153, 71, 94).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 37% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Wine (#9A435D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#99475E color codes

HEX	`#99475E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 71, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 27.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 37%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 54%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.36, 36.74, 2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.36, 36.86, 4.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.411, 12.089, 12.004)`
Decimal	`10045278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99475E, 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 #99475E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#99475E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	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 #99475E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99475e; }
.text { color: #99475e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99475e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 71 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99475e, #995947); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #99475E?: #99475E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velvet Wine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99475E?: The RGB value is 153, 71, 94: 153 red, 71 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99475E?: The complementary color is #479982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99475E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.