What color is #999363?

#999363 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999363?

The RGB value is 153, 147, 99: 153 red, 147 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999363?

The complementary color is #636999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999363?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999363 color

#999363 rgb(153, 147, 99)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999363 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 57.6% green and 38.8% blue (153, 147, 99).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 21% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 35% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#999363 color codes

HEX	`#999363`
RGB	`rgb(153, 147, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 57.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 35%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.37, -5.36, 26.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.37, 26.79, 101.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.823, 28.541, 15.951)`
Decimal	`10064739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999363, 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 #999363	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999363 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #999363 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999363; }
.text { color: #999363; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999363; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 147 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999363, #849963); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #999363?: #999363 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999363?: The RGB value is 153, 147, 99: 153 red, 147 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999363?: The complementary color is #636999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999363?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.