What color is #99879B?

#99879B 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 #99879B?

The RGB value is 153, 135, 155: 153 red, 135 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99879B?

The complementary color is #899B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99879B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99879B color

#99879B rgb(153, 135, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #99879B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.9% green and 60.8% blue (153, 135, 155).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#99879B color codes

HEX	`#99879B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 135, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.48, 10.54, -8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.48, 13.32, 322.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.716, 26.467, 34.653)`
Decimal	`10061723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99879B, 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 #99879B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99879B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #99879B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99879b; }
.text { color: #99879b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99879b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 135 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99879b, #9b8793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #99879B?: #99879B 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 #99879B?: The RGB value is 153, 135, 155: 153 red, 135 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99879B?: The complementary color is #899B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99879B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.