What color is #999071?

#999071 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999071?

The RGB value is 153, 144, 113: 153 red, 144 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999071?

The complementary color is #717A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999071?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999071 color

#999071 rgb(153, 144, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #999071 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.5% green and 44.3% blue (153, 144, 113).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 26% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#999071 color codes

HEX	`#999071`
RGB	`rgb(153, 144, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 26%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.81, -1.81, 17.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.81, 17.81, 95.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.091, 27.912, 19.633)`
Decimal	`10063985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999071, 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 #999071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999071 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #999071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999071; }
.text { color: #999071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 144 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999071, #8e9971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #999071?: #999071 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999071?: The RGB value is 153, 144, 113: 153 red, 144 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999071?: The complementary color is #717A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999071?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.