What color is #99829C?

#99829C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99829C?

The RGB value is 153, 130, 156: 153 red, 130 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99829C?

The complementary color is #859C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99829C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99829C color

#99829C rgb(153, 130, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #99829C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 51% green and 61.2% blue (153, 130, 156).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#99829C color codes

HEX	`#99829C`
RGB	`rgb(153, 130, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 51%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.21, 13.61, -10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.21, 17.25, 322.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.119, 25.138, 34.87)`
Decimal	`10060444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99829C, 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 #99829C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99829C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #99829C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99829c; }
.text { color: #99829c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99829c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 130 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99829c, #9c8292); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #99829C?: #99829C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99829C?: The RGB value is 153, 130, 156: 153 red, 130 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99829C?: The complementary color is #859C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99829C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.