What color is #99778A?

#99778A 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 #99778A?

The RGB value is 153, 119, 138: 153 red, 119 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99778A?

The complementary color is #779986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99778A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99778A color

#99778A rgb(153, 119, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #99778A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 46.7% green and 54.1% blue (153, 119, 138).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#99778A color codes

HEX	`#99778A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 119, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 46.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.82, 16.5, -5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.82, 17.31, 342.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.321, 21.802, 26.967)`
Decimal	`10057610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99778A, 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 #99778A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99778A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #99778A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99778a; }
.text { color: #99778a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99778a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 119 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99778a, #997779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #99778A?: #99778A 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 #99778A?: The RGB value is 153, 119, 138: 153 red, 119 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99778A?: The complementary color is #779986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99778A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.