What color is #999170?

#999170 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999170?

The RGB value is 153, 145, 112: 153 red, 145 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999170?

The complementary color is #707899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999170?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999170 color

#999170 rgb(153, 145, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #999170 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.9% green and 43.9% blue (153, 145, 112).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#999170 color codes

HEX	`#999170`
RGB	`rgb(153, 145, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.06, -2.51, 18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.06, 18.79, 97.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.187, 28.194, 19.388)`
Decimal	`10064240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999170, 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 #999170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #999170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999170; }
.text { color: #999170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 145 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999170, #8d9970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #999170?: #999170 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999170?: The RGB value is 153, 145, 112: 153 red, 145 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999170?: The complementary color is #707899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999170?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.