What color is #99737D?

#99737D 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 #99737D?

The RGB value is 153, 115, 125: 153 red, 115 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99737D?

The complementary color is #73998F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99737D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99737D color

#99737D rgb(153, 115, 125)

Shades of pink

The hex color #99737D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 45.1% green and 49% blue (153, 115, 125).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#99737D color codes

HEX	`#99737D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 115, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 45.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.42, 16.55, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.42, 16.55, 1.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.969, 20.515, 22.148)`
Decimal	`10056573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99737D, 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 #99737D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99737D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #99737D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99737d; }
.text { color: #99737d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99737d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 115 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99737d, #997c73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #99737D?: #99737D 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 #99737D?: The RGB value is 153, 115, 125: 153 red, 115 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99737D?: The complementary color is #73998F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99737D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.