What color is #99747F?

#99747F 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 #99747F?

The RGB value is 153, 116, 127: 153 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99747F?

The complementary color is #74998E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99747F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99747F color

#99747F rgb(153, 116, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #99747F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 45.5% green and 49.8% blue (153, 116, 127).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 17% 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 5.16:1).

#99747F color codes

HEX	`#99747F`
RGB	`rgb(153, 116, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 45.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 17%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.73, 16.3, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.73, 16.31, 358.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.213, 20.796, 22.866)`
Decimal	`10056831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99747F, 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 #99747F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99747F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #99747F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99747f; }
.text { color: #99747f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99747f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 116 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99747f, #997b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #99747F?: #99747F 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 #99747F?: The RGB value is 153, 116, 127: 153 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99747F?: The complementary color is #74998E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99747F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.