What color is #999377?

#999377 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999377?

The RGB value is 153, 147, 119: 153 red, 147 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999377?

The complementary color is #777D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999377 color

#999377 rgb(153, 147, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #999377 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 57.6% green and 46.7% blue (153, 147, 119).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#999377 color codes

HEX	`#999377`
RGB	`rgb(153, 147, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 57.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.76, -2.57, 15.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.76, 15.86, 99.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.9, 28.972, 21.624)`
Decimal	`10064759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999377, 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 #999377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #999377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999377; }
.text { color: #999377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 147 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999377, #8e9977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #999377?: #999377 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999377?: The RGB value is 153, 147, 119: 153 red, 147 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999377?: The complementary color is #777D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.