What color is #99749E?

#99749E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99749E?

The RGB value is 153, 116, 158: 153 red, 116 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99749E?

The complementary color is #799E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99749E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99749E color

#99749E rgb(153, 116, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #99749E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 45.5% green and 62% blue (153, 116, 158).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#99749E color codes

HEX	`#99749E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 116, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 45.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 27%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.74, 22.09, -17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.74, 27.88, 322.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.553, 21.732, 35.19)`
Decimal	`10056862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99749E, 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 #99749E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99749E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #99749E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99749e; }
.text { color: #99749e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99749e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 116 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99749e, #9e748e); }

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Questions

What color is #99749E?: #99749E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99749E?: The RGB value is 153, 116, 158: 153 red, 116 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99749E?: The complementary color is #799E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99749E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.