What color is #99848A?

#99848A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99848A?

The RGB value is 153, 132, 138: 153 red, 132 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99848A?

The complementary color is #849993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99848A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99848A color

#99848A rgb(153, 132, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99848A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 51.8% green and 54.1% blue (153, 132, 138).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#99848A color codes

HEX	`#99848A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 132, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 51.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.18, 9.03, -0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.18, 9.03, 358.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.975, 25.11, 27.518)`
Decimal	`10060938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99848A, 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 #99848A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99848A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #99848A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99848a; }
.text { color: #99848a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99848a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 132 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99848a, #998984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #99848A?: #99848A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99848A?: The RGB value is 153, 132, 138: 153 red, 132 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99848A?: The complementary color is #849993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99848A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.