What color is #999087?

#999087 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 #999087?

The RGB value is 153, 144, 135: 153 red, 144 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999087?

The complementary color is #879099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999087?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999087 color

#999087 rgb(153, 144, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999087 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.5% green and 52.9% blue (153, 144, 135).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#999087 color codes

HEX	`#999087`
RGB	`rgb(153, 144, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.31, 1.71, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.31, 6.21, 74.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.483, 28.468, 26.964)`
Decimal	`10064007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999087, 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 #999087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #999087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999087; }
.text { color: #999087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 144 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999087, #999987); }

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Questions

What color is #999087?: #999087 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 #999087?: The RGB value is 153, 144, 135: 153 red, 144 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999087?: The complementary color is #879099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999087?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.