What color is #999182?

#999182 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999182?

The RGB value is 153, 145, 130: 153 red, 145 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999182?

The complementary color is #828A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999182?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999182 color

#999182 rgb(153, 145, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999182 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.9% green and 51% blue (153, 145, 130).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#999182 color codes

HEX	`#999182`
RGB	`rgb(153, 145, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.46, 0.3, 9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.46, 9.03, 88.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.291, 28.635, 25.204)`
Decimal	`10064258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999182, 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 #999182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #999182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999182; }
.text { color: #999182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 145 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999182, #969982); }

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Questions

What color is #999182?: #999182 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999182?: The RGB value is 153, 145, 130: 153 red, 145 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999182?: The complementary color is #828A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999182?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.