What color is #99698A?

#99698A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99698A?

The RGB value is 153, 105, 138: 153 red, 105 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99698A?

The complementary color is #699978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99698A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99698A color

#99698A rgb(153, 105, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #99698A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 41.2% green and 54.1% blue (153, 105, 138).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#99698A color codes

HEX	`#99698A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 105, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 41.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.35, 24.58, -10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.35, 26.69, 337.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.776, 18.711, 26.452)`
Decimal	`10054026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99698A, 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 #99698A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99698A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	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 #99698A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99698a; }
.text { color: #99698a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99698a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 105 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99698a, #996972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #99698A?: #99698A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99698A?: The RGB value is 153, 105, 138: 153 red, 105 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99698A?: The complementary color is #699978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99698A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.