What color is #99896E?

#99896E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99896E?

The RGB value is 153, 137, 110: 153 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99896E?

The complementary color is #6E7E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99896E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99896E color

#99896E rgb(153, 137, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #99896E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 53.7% green and 43.1% blue (153, 137, 110).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 28% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#99896E color codes

HEX	`#99896E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 137, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 53.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 28%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.84, 1.66, 16.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.84, 16.78, 84.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.897, 25.79, 18.415)`
Decimal	`10062190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99896E, 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 #99896E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99896E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #99896E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99896e; }
.text { color: #99896e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99896e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 137 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99896e, #94996e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #99896E?: #99896E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99896E?: The RGB value is 153, 137, 110: 153 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99896E?: The complementary color is #6E7E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99896E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.