What color is #999276?

#999276 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999276?

The RGB value is 153, 146, 118: 153 red, 146 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999276?

The complementary color is #767D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999276?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999276 color

#999276 rgb(153, 146, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #999276 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 57.3% green and 46.3% blue (153, 146, 118).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#999276 color codes

HEX	`#999276`
RGB	`rgb(153, 146, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 57.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.46, -2.17, 15.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.46, 15.95, 97.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.686, 28.639, 21.258)`
Decimal	`10064502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999276, 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 #999276	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999276 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #999276 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999276; }
.text { color: #999276; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999276; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 146 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999276, #8f9976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #999276?: #999276 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999276?: The RGB value is 153, 146, 118: 153 red, 146 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999276?: The complementary color is #767D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999276?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.