What color is #99908B?

#99908B is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99908B?

The RGB value is 153, 144, 139: 153 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99908B?

The complementary color is #8B9499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99908B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99908B color

#99908B rgb(153, 144, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99908B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.5% green and 54.5% blue (153, 144, 139).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#99908B color codes

HEX	`#99908B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 144, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.41, 2.42, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.41, 4.54, 57.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.77, 28.583, 28.475)`
Decimal	`10064011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99908B, 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 #99908B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99908B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #99908B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99908b; }
.text { color: #99908b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99908b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 144 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99908b, #99978b); }

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Questions

What color is #99908B?: #99908B is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99908B?: The RGB value is 153, 144, 139: 153 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99908B?: The complementary color is #8B9499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99908B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.