What color is #99707D?

#99707D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99707D?

The RGB value is 153, 112, 125: 153 red, 112 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99707D?

The complementary color is #70998C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99707D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99707D color

#99707D rgb(153, 112, 125)

Shades of pink

The hex color #99707D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 43.9% green and 49% blue (153, 112, 125).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#99707D color codes

HEX	`#99707D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 112, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 43.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.66, 18.28, -0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.66, 18.3, 357.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.633, 19.842, 22.036)`
Decimal	`10055805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99707D, 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 #99707D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99707D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #99707D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99707d; }
.text { color: #99707d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99707d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 112 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99707d, #997870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #99707D?: #99707D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99707D?: The RGB value is 153, 112, 125: 153 red, 112 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99707D?: The complementary color is #70998C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99707D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.