What color is #999147?

#999147 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999147?

The RGB value is 153, 145, 71: 153 red, 145 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999147?

The complementary color is #474F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999147?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999147 color

#999147 rgb(153, 145, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999147 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.9% green and 27.8% blue (153, 145, 71).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 37% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 54% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#999147 color codes

HEX	`#999147`
RGB	`rgb(153, 145, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 37%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 54%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 54%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.41, -7.29, 39.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.41, 40.52, 100.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.4, 27.479, 9.979)`
Decimal	`10064199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999147, 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 #999147	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999147 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #999147 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999147; }
.text { color: #999147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999147; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 145 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999147, #789947); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #999147?: #999147 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999147?: The RGB value is 153, 145, 71: 153 red, 145 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999147?: The complementary color is #474F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999147?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.