What color is #999888?

#999888 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999888?

The RGB value is 153, 152, 136: 153 red, 152 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999888?

The complementary color is #888999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999888?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999888 color

#999888 rgb(153, 152, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999888 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 59.6% green and 53.3% blue (153, 152, 136).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#999888 color codes

HEX	`#999888`
RGB	`rgb(153, 152, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 59.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.51, -2.55, 8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.51, 8.93, 106.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.809, 31.007, 27.755)`
Decimal	`10066056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999888, 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 #999888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #999888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999888; }
.text { color: #999888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 152 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999888, #929988); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #999888?: #999888 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999888?: The RGB value is 153, 152, 136: 153 red, 152 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999888?: The complementary color is #888999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999888?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.