What color is #99878E?

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

What is the RGB value of #99878E?

The RGB value is 153, 135, 142: 153 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99878E?

The complementary color is #879992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99878E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99878E color

#99878E rgb(153, 135, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99878E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.9% green and 55.7% blue (153, 135, 142).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#99878E color codes

HEX	`#99878E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 135, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.09, 8.05, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.09, 8.14, 351.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.683, 26.054, 29.209)`
Decimal	`10061710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99878E, 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 #99878E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99878E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #99878E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99878e; }
.text { color: #99878e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99878e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 135 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99878e, #998987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #99878E?: #99878E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99878E?: The RGB value is 153, 135, 142: 153 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99878E?: The complementary color is #879992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99878E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.