What color is #99664E?

#99664E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Weathered Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99664E?

The RGB value is 153, 102, 78: 153 red, 102 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99664E?

The complementary color is #4E8199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99664E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99664E color

#99664E rgb(153, 102, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #99664E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 40% green and 30.6% blue (153, 102, 78).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 49% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Weathered Leather (#90614A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#99664E color codes

HEX	`#99664E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 102, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 40%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 49%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 49%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.04, 17.67, 21.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.04, 28.14, 51.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.264, 16.827, 9.439)`
Decimal	`10053198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99664E, 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 #99664E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#99664E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #99664E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99664e; }
.text { color: #99664e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99664e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 102 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99664e, #998b4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #99664E?: #99664E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Weathered Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99664E?: The RGB value is 153, 102, 78: 153 red, 102 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99664E?: The complementary color is #4E8199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99664E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.