What color is #99516F?

#99516F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99516F?

The RGB value is 153, 81, 111: 153 red, 81 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99516F?

The complementary color is #51997B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99516F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99516F color

#99516F rgb(153, 81, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #99516F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 31.8% green and 43.5% blue (153, 81, 111).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 31% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#99516F color codes

HEX	`#99516F`
RGB	`rgb(153, 81, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 31.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 31%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 47%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.95, 33.67, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.95, 33.87, 353.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.949, 13.806, 16.703)`
Decimal	`10047855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99516F, 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 #99516F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#99516F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #99516F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99516f; }
.text { color: #99516f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99516f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 81 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99516f, #995751); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #99516F?: #99516F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99516F?: The RGB value is 153, 81, 111: 153 red, 81 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99516F?: The complementary color is #51997B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99516F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.