What color is #99899C?

#99899C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99899C?

The RGB value is 153, 137, 156: 153 red, 137 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99899C?

The complementary color is #8C9C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99899C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99899C color

#99899C rgb(153, 137, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99899C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 53.7% green and 61.2% blue (153, 137, 156).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#99899C color codes

HEX	`#99899C`
RGB	`rgb(153, 137, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 53.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 12%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.03, 9.6, -7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.03, 12.42, 320.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.082, 27.064, 35.191)`
Decimal	`10062236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99899C, 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 #99899C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99899C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #99899C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99899c; }
.text { color: #99899c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99899c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 137 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99899c, #9c8996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #99899C?: #99899C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99899C?: The RGB value is 153, 137, 156: 153 red, 137 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99899C?: The complementary color is #8C9C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99899C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.