What color is #99918A?

#99918A is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99918A?

The RGB value is 153, 145, 138: 153 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99918A?

The complementary color is #8A9299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99918A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99918A color

#99918A rgb(153, 145, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99918A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.9% green and 54.1% blue (153, 145, 138).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#99918A color codes

HEX	`#99918A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 145, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.66, 1.68, 4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.66, 5.05, 70.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.849, 28.858, 28.143)`
Decimal	`10064266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99918A, 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 #99918A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99918A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #99918A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99918a; }
.text { color: #99918a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99918a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 145 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99918a, #99998a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #99918A?: #99918A is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99918A?: The RGB value is 153, 145, 138: 153 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99918A?: The complementary color is #8A9299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99918A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.