What color is #99859E?

#99859E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99859E?

The RGB value is 153, 133, 158: 153 red, 133 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99859E?

The complementary color is #8A9E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99859E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99859E color

#99859E rgb(153, 133, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #99859E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.2% green and 62% blue (153, 133, 158).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#99859E color codes

HEX	`#99859E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 133, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.05, 12.29, -10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.05, 16.16, 319.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.695, 26.016, 35.904)`
Decimal	`10061214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99859E, 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 #99859E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99859E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #99859E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99859e; }
.text { color: #99859e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99859e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 133 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99859e, #9e8596); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #99859E?: #99859E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99859E?: The RGB value is 153, 133, 158: 153 red, 133 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99859E?: The complementary color is #8A9E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99859E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.