What color is #99758B?

#99758B 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 #99758B?

The RGB value is 153, 117, 139: 153 red, 117 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99758B?

The complementary color is #759983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99758B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99758B color

#99758B rgb(153, 117, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #99758B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 45.9% green and 54.5% blue (153, 117, 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 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#99758B color codes

HEX	`#99758B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 117, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 45.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.34, 17.84, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.34, 18.99, 339.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.158, 21.36, 27.271)`
Decimal	`10057099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99758B, 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 #99758B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99758B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #99758B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99758b; }
.text { color: #99758b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99758b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 117 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99758b, #997579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #99758B?: #99758B 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 #99758B?: The RGB value is 153, 117, 139: 153 red, 117 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99758B?: The complementary color is #759983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99758B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.