What color is #99748B?

#99748B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99748B?

The RGB value is 153, 116, 139: 153 red, 116 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99748B?

The complementary color is #749982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99748B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99748B color

#99748B rgb(153, 116, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #99748B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 45.5% green and 54.5% blue (153, 116, 139).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#99748B color codes

HEX	`#99748B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 116, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 45.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.09, 18.42, -6.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.09, 19.66, 339.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.042, 21.128, 27.233)`
Decimal	`10056843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99748B, 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 #99748B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99748B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #99748B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99748b; }
.text { color: #99748b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99748b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 116 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99748b, #997479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #99748B?: #99748B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99748B?: The RGB value is 153, 116, 139: 153 red, 116 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99748B?: The complementary color is #749982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99748B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.