What color is #99917D?

#99917D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99917D?

The RGB value is 153, 145, 125: 153 red, 145 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99917D?

The complementary color is #7D8599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99917D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99917D color

#99917D rgb(153, 145, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99917D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.9% green and 49% blue (153, 145, 125).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#99917D color codes

HEX	`#99917D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 145, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.34, -0.52, 11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.34, 11.7, 92.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.964, 28.504, 23.479)`
Decimal	`10064253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99917D, 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 #99917D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99917D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #99917D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99917d; }
.text { color: #99917d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99917d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 145 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99917d, #93997d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #99917D?: #99917D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99917D?: The RGB value is 153, 145, 125: 153 red, 145 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99917D?: The complementary color is #7D8599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99917D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.