What color is #99958D?

#99958D is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99958D?

The RGB value is 153, 149, 141: 153 red, 149 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99958D?

The complementary color is #8D9199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99958D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99958D color

#99958D rgb(153, 149, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99958D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 58.4% green and 55.3% blue (153, 149, 141).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#99958D color codes

HEX	`#99958D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 149, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 58.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.82, -0.01, 4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.82, 4.74, 90.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.691, 30.191, 29.51)`
Decimal	`10065293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99958D, 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 #99958D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99958D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #99958D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99958d; }
.text { color: #99958d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99958d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 149 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99958d, #97998d); }

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Questions

What color is #99958D?: #99958D is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99958D?: The RGB value is 153, 149, 141: 153 red, 149 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99958D?: The complementary color is #8D9199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99958D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.