What color is #999911?

#999911 is a dark, vivid yellow known as Papyrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Papyrus?

The RGB value is 153, 153, 17: 153 red, 153 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Papyrus?

The complementary color is #111199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999911?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Papyrus color: hex code #999911

#999911 rgb(153, 153, 17)

Shades of yellow

Papyrus has the hex code #999911. It is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60% green and 6.7% blue (153, 153, 17).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 80% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

Papyrus (#999911) color codes

HEX	`#999911`
RGB	`rgb(153, 153, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 80%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 89%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 89%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.3, -14.44, 61.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.3, 63.59, 103.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.63, 29.596, 4.945)`
Decimal	`10066193`
Short hex	`#991`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Papyrus, 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 #999911	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999911 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	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 #999911 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999911; }
.text { color: #999911; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999911; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 153 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999911, #559911); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

See #999911 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #999911?: #999911 is a dark, vivid yellow known as Papyrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Papyrus?: The RGB value is 153, 153, 17: 153 red, 153 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Papyrus?: The complementary color is #111199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999911?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.