What color is #999184?

#999184 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 #999184?

The RGB value is 153, 145, 132: 153 red, 145 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999184?

The complementary color is #848C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999184 color

#999184 rgb(153, 145, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999184 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.9% green and 51.8% blue (153, 145, 132).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#999184 color codes

HEX	`#999184`
RGB	`rgb(153, 145, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.51, 0.64, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.51, 7.98, 85.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.427, 28.689, 25.918)`
Decimal	`10064260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999184, 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 #999184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #999184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999184; }
.text { color: #999184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 145 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999184, #979984); }

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Questions

What color is #999184?: #999184 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 #999184?: The RGB value is 153, 145, 132: 153 red, 145 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999184?: The complementary color is #848C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.