What color is #99848F?

#99848F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99848F?

The RGB value is 153, 132, 143: 153 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99848F?

The complementary color is #84998E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99848F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99848F color

#99848F rgb(153, 132, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99848F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 51.8% green and 56.1% blue (153, 132, 143).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#99848F color codes

HEX	`#99848F`
RGB	`rgb(153, 132, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 51.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.33, 9.94, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.33, 10.37, 343.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.346, 25.259, 29.469)`
Decimal	`10060943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99848F, 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 #99848F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99848F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #99848F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99848f; }
.text { color: #99848f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99848f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 132 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99848f, #998485); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #99848F?: #99848F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99848F?: The RGB value is 153, 132, 143: 153 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99848F?: The complementary color is #84998E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99848F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.