What color is #99877F?

#99877F 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 #99877F?

The RGB value is 153, 135, 127: 153 red, 135 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99877F?

The complementary color is #7F9199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99877F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99877F color

#99877F rgb(153, 135, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99877F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.9% green and 49.8% blue (153, 135, 127).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#99877F color codes

HEX	`#99877F`
RGB	`rgb(153, 135, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 17%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.69, 5.42, 6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.69, 8.68, 51.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.631, 25.633, 23.672)`
Decimal	`10061695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99877F, 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 #99877F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99877F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #99877F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99877f; }
.text { color: #99877f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99877f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 135 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99877f, #99947f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #99877F?: #99877F 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 #99877F?: The RGB value is 153, 135, 127: 153 red, 135 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99877F?: The complementary color is #7F9199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99877F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.