What color is #99899F?

#99899F 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 #99899F?

The RGB value is 153, 137, 159: 153 red, 137 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99899F?

The complementary color is #8F9F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99899F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99899F color

#99899F rgb(153, 137, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #99899F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 53.7% green and 62.4% blue (153, 137, 159).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#99899F color codes

HEX	`#99899F`
RGB	`rgb(153, 137, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 53.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 14%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.13, 10.2, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.13, 13.91, 317.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.34, 27.167, 36.545)`
Decimal	`10062239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99899F, 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 #99899F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99899F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #99899F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99899f; }
.text { color: #99899f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99899f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 137 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99899f, #9f899a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #99899F?: #99899F 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 #99899F?: The RGB value is 153, 137, 159: 153 red, 137 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99899F?: The complementary color is #8F9F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99899F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.