What color is #99937A?

#99937A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99937A?

The RGB value is 153, 147, 122: 153 red, 147 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99937A?

The complementary color is #7A8099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99937A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99937A color

#99937A rgb(153, 147, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #99937A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 57.6% green and 47.8% blue (153, 147, 122).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#99937A color codes

HEX	`#99937A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 147, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 57.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.82, -2.11, 14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.82, 14.21, 98.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.083, 29.045, 22.588)`
Decimal	`10064762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99937A, 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 #99937A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99937A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #99937A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99937a; }
.text { color: #99937a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99937a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 147 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99937a, #90997a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #99937A?: #99937A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99937A?: The RGB value is 153, 147, 122: 153 red, 147 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99937A?: The complementary color is #7A8099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99937A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.