What color is #99775F?

#99775F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99775F?

The RGB value is 153, 119, 95: 153 red, 119 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99775F?

The complementary color is #5F8199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99775F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99775F color

#99775F rgb(153, 119, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #99775F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 46.7% green and 37.3% blue (153, 119, 95).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 23% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 38% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Barrel (#96745B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#99775F color codes

HEX	`#99775F`
RGB	`rgb(153, 119, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 46.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 23%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 38%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 38%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.72, 9.84, 18.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.72, 20.77, 61.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.8, 20.793, 13.69)`
Decimal	`10057567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99775F, 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 #99775F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99775F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #99775F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99775f; }
.text { color: #99775f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99775f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 119 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99775f, #99945f); }

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Questions

What color is #99775F?: #99775F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99775F?: The RGB value is 153, 119, 95: 153 red, 119 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99775F?: The complementary color is #5F8199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99775F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.