What color is #99699A?

#99699A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99699A?

The RGB value is 153, 105, 154: 153 red, 105 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99699A?

The complementary color is #6A9A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99699A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99699A color

#99699A rgb(153, 105, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #99699A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 41.2% green and 60.4% blue (153, 105, 154).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#99699A color codes

HEX	`#99699A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 105, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 41.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 32%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.93, 27.62, -18.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.93, 33.5, 325.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.021, 19.209, 33.008)`
Decimal	`10054042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99699A, 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 #99699A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99699A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #99699A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99699a; }
.text { color: #99699a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99699a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 105 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99699a, #9a6982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #99699A?: #99699A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99699A?: The RGB value is 153, 105, 154: 153 red, 105 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99699A?: The complementary color is #6A9A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99699A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.