What color is #999375?

#999375 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999375?

The RGB value is 153, 147, 117: 153 red, 147 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999375?

The complementary color is #757B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999375?

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.

#999375 color

#999375 rgb(153, 147, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #999375 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 57.6% green and 45.9% blue (153, 147, 117).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#999375 color codes

HEX	`#999375`
RGB	`rgb(153, 147, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 57.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.72, -2.87, 16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.72, 16.96, 99.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.781, 28.925, 20.998)`
Decimal	`10064757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999375, 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 #999375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999375 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 #999375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999375; }
.text { color: #999375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 147 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999375, #8d9975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #999375?: #999375 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999375?: The RGB value is 153, 147, 117: 153 red, 147 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999375?: The complementary color is #757B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999375?: 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.