What color is #99869B?

#99869B 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 #99869B?

The RGB value is 153, 134, 155: 153 red, 134 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99869B?

The complementary color is #889B86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99869B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99869B color

#99869B rgb(153, 134, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #99869B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.5% green and 60.8% blue (153, 134, 155).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#99869B color codes

HEX	`#99869B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 134, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 14%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.22, 11.11, -8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.22, 14.01, 322.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.578, 26.189, 34.606)`
Decimal	`10061467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99869B, 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 #99869B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99869B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #99869B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99869b; }
.text { color: #99869b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99869b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 134 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99869b, #9b8692); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #99869B?: #99869B 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 #99869B?: The RGB value is 153, 134, 155: 153 red, 134 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99869B?: The complementary color is #889B86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99869B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.