What color is #99978E?

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

What is the RGB value of #99978E?

The RGB value is 153, 151, 142: 153 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99978E?

The complementary color is #8E9099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99978E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99978E color

#99978E rgb(153, 151, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99978E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 59.2% green and 55.7% blue (153, 151, 142).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#99978E color codes

HEX	`#99978E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 151, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 59.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.39, -0.94, 5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.39, 5.08, 100.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.085, 30.859, 30.01)`
Decimal	`10065806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99978E, 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 #99978E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99978E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #99978E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99978e; }
.text { color: #99978e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99978e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 151 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99978e, #95998e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #99978E?: #99978E is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99978E?: The RGB value is 153, 151, 142: 153 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99978E?: The complementary color is #8E9099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99978E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.