What color is #99978B?

#99978B is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99978B?

The RGB value is 153, 151, 139: 153 red, 151 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99978B?

The complementary color is #8B8D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99978B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99978B color

#99978B rgb(153, 151, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99978B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 59.2% green and 54.5% blue (153, 151, 139).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#99978B color codes

HEX	`#99978B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 151, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 59.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.31, -1.48, 6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.31, 6.74, 102.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.863, 30.77, 28.84)`
Decimal	`10065803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99978B, 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 #99978B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99978B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #99978B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99978b; }
.text { color: #99978b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99978b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 151 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99978b, #94998b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #99978B?: #99978B is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99978B?: The RGB value is 153, 151, 139: 153 red, 151 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99978B?: The complementary color is #8B8D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99978B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.