What color is #99878A?

#99878A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99878A?

The RGB value is 153, 135, 138: 153 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99878A?

The complementary color is #879996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99878A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99878A color

#99878A rgb(153, 135, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99878A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.9% green and 54.1% blue (153, 135, 138).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#99878A color codes

HEX	`#99878A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 135, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.98, 7.32, 0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.98, 7.37, 6.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.388, 25.936, 27.656)`
Decimal	`10061706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99878A, 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 #99878A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99878A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #99878A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99878a; }
.text { color: #99878a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99878a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 135 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99878a, #998d87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #99878A?: #99878A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99878A?: The RGB value is 153, 135, 138: 153 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99878A?: The complementary color is #879996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99878A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.