What color is #99827C?

#99827C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99827C?

The RGB value is 153, 130, 124: 153 red, 130 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99827C?

The complementary color is #7C9399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99827C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99827C color

#99827C rgb(153, 130, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99827C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 51% green and 48.6% blue (153, 130, 124).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#99827C color codes

HEX	`#99827C`
RGB	`rgb(153, 130, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 51%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.28, 7.76, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.28, 10.13, 39.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.758, 24.194, 22.431)`
Decimal	`10060412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99827C, 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 #99827C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99827C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #99827C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99827c; }
.text { color: #99827c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99827c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 130 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99827c, #99907c); }

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Questions

What color is #99827C?: #99827C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99827C?: The RGB value is 153, 130, 124: 153 red, 130 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99827C?: The complementary color is #7C9399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99827C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.