What color is #99786E?

#99786E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99786E?

The RGB value is 153, 120, 110: 153 red, 120 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99786E?

The complementary color is #6E8F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99786E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99786E color

#99786E rgb(153, 120, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #99786E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 47.1% green and 43.1% blue (153, 120, 110).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 28% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Woodhaven (#9E7B6C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#99786E color codes

HEX	`#99786E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 120, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 47.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 28%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, 11.32, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 15.37, 42.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.668, 21.332, 17.672)`
Decimal	`10057838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99786E, 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 #99786E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99786E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #99786E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99786e; }
.text { color: #99786e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99786e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 120 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99786e, #998e6e); }

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Questions

What color is #99786E?: #99786E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99786E?: The RGB value is 153, 120, 110: 153 red, 120 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99786E?: The complementary color is #6E8F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99786E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.