What color is #999373?

#999373 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999373?

The RGB value is 153, 147, 115: 153 red, 147 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999373?

The complementary color is #737999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999373?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999373 color

#999373 rgb(153, 147, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999373 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 57.6% green and 45.1% blue (153, 147, 115).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#999373 color codes

HEX	`#999373`
RGB	`rgb(153, 147, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 57.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.67, -3.17, 17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.67, 18.06, 100.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.665, 28.878, 20.386)`
Decimal	`10064755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999373, 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 #999373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #999373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999373; }
.text { color: #999373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 147 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999373, #8c9973); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #999373?: #999373 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999373?: The RGB value is 153, 147, 115: 153 red, 147 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999373?: The complementary color is #737999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999373?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.