What color is #99998B?

#99998B is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99998B?

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

What is the complementary color of #99998B?

The complementary color is #8B8B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99998B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99998B color

#99998B rgb(153, 153, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99998B is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#99998B color codes

HEX	`#99998B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 153, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.86, -2.58, 7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.86, 7.8, 109.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.188, 31.419, 28.948)`
Decimal	`10066315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99998B, 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 #99998B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99998B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #99998B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99998b; }
.text { color: #99998b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99998b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 153 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99998b, #92998b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #99998B?: #99998B is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99998B?: The RGB value is 153, 153, 139: 153 red, 153 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99998B?: The complementary color is #8B8B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99998B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.