What color is #99718E?

#99718E 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 #99718E?

The RGB value is 153, 113, 142: 153 red, 113 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99718E?

The complementary color is #71997C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99718E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99718E color

#99718E rgb(153, 113, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #99718E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 44.3% green and 55.7% blue (153, 113, 142).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#99718E color codes

HEX	`#99718E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 113, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 44.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.44, 20.7, -9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.44, 22.83, 335.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.924, 20.536, 28.29)`
Decimal	`10056078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99718E, 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 #99718E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99718E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #99718E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99718e; }
.text { color: #99718e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99718e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 113 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99718e, #99717a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #99718E?: #99718E 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 #99718E?: The RGB value is 153, 113, 142: 153 red, 113 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99718E?: The complementary color is #71997C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99718E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.