What color is #999279?

#999279 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999279?

The RGB value is 153, 146, 121: 153 red, 146 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999279?

The complementary color is #798099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999279 color

#999279 rgb(153, 146, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #999279 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 57.3% green and 47.5% blue (153, 146, 121).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#999279 color codes

HEX	`#999279`
RGB	`rgb(153, 146, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 57.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.53, -1.71, 14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.53, 14.31, 96.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.867, 28.711, 22.212)`
Decimal	`10064505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999279, 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 #999279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #999279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999279; }
.text { color: #999279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 146 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999279, #909979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #999279?: #999279 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999279?: The RGB value is 153, 146, 121: 153 red, 146 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999279?: The complementary color is #798099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.