What color is #99898E?

#99898E is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99898E?

The RGB value is 153, 137, 142: 153 red, 137 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99898E?

The complementary color is #899994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99898E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99898E color

#99898E rgb(153, 137, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99898E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 53.7% green and 55.7% blue (153, 137, 142).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#99898E color codes

HEX	`#99898E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 137, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 53.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.62, 6.91, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.62, 6.93, 356.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.965, 26.617, 29.303)`
Decimal	`10062222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99898E, 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 #99898E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99898E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #99898E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99898e; }
.text { color: #99898e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99898e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 137 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99898e, #998c89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #99898E?: #99898E is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99898E?: The RGB value is 153, 137, 142: 153 red, 137 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99898E?: The complementary color is #899994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99898E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.