What color is #999A86?

#999A86 is a grayish yellow known as Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lemongrass?

The RGB value is 153, 154, 134: 153 red, 154 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lemongrass?

The complementary color is #87869A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999A86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lemongrass color: hex code #999A86

#999A86 rgb(153, 154, 134)

Shades of gray

Lemongrass has the hex code #999A86. It is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60.4% green and 52.5% blue (153, 154, 134).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

Lemongrass (#999A86) color codes

HEX	`#999A86`
RGB	`rgb(153, 154, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.02, -3.99, 10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.02, 11.13, 111.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.995, 31.605, 27.123)`
Decimal	`10066566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lemongrass, 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 #999A86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999A86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #999A86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999a86; }
.text { color: #999a86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999a86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 154 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999a86, #8f9a86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

See #999A86 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #999A86?: #999A86 is a grayish yellow known as Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lemongrass?: The RGB value is 153, 154, 134: 153 red, 154 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lemongrass?: The complementary color is #87869A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999A86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.