What color is #99766B?

#99766B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99766B?

The RGB value is 153, 118, 107: 153 red, 118 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99766B?

The complementary color is #6B8E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99766B?

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.

#99766B color

#99766B rgb(153, 118, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #99766B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 46.3% green and 42% blue (153, 118, 107).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 30% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#99766B color codes

HEX	`#99766B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 118, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 46.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 30%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.72, 12.03, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.72, 16.53, 43.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.27, 20.792, 16.747)`
Decimal	`10057323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99766B, 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 #99766B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99766B 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 #99766B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99766b; }
.text { color: #99766b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99766b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 118 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99766b, #998d6b); }

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Questions

What color is #99766B?: #99766B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99766B?: The RGB value is 153, 118, 107: 153 red, 118 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99766B?: The complementary color is #6B8E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99766B?: 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.