What color is #99857A?

#99857A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99857A?

The RGB value is 153, 133, 122: 153 red, 133 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99857A?

The complementary color is #7A8E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99857A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99857A color

#99857A rgb(153, 133, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99857A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.2% green and 47.8% blue (153, 133, 122).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#99857A color codes

HEX	`#99857A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 133, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.03, 5.73, 8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.03, 10.44, 56.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.037, 24.953, 21.906)`
Decimal	`10061178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99857A, 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 #99857A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99857A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #99857A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99857a; }
.text { color: #99857a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99857a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 133 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99857a, #99947a); }

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Questions

What color is #99857A?: #99857A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99857A?: The RGB value is 153, 133, 122: 153 red, 133 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99857A?: The complementary color is #7A8E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99857A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.