What color is #999083?

#999083 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999083?

The RGB value is 153, 144, 131: 153 red, 144 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999083?

The complementary color is #838C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999083?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999083 color

#999083 rgb(153, 144, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999083 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.5% green and 51.4% blue (153, 144, 131).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#999083 color codes

HEX	`#999083`
RGB	`rgb(153, 144, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.21, 1.03, 8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.21, 8.17, 82.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.207, 28.358, 25.509)`
Decimal	`10064003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999083, 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 #999083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #999083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999083; }
.text { color: #999083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 144 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999083, #979983); }

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Questions

What color is #999083?: #999083 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999083?: The RGB value is 153, 144, 131: 153 red, 144 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999083?: The complementary color is #838C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999083?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.