What color is #999474?

#999474 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 #999474?

The RGB value is 153, 148, 116: 153 red, 148 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999474?

The complementary color is #747999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999474 color

#999474 rgb(153, 148, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999474 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 58% green and 45.5% blue (153, 148, 116).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#999474 color codes

HEX	`#999474`
RGB	`rgb(153, 148, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 58%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.97, -3.57, 17.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.97, 17.99, 101.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.879, 29.214, 20.742)`
Decimal	`10065012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999474, 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 #999474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #999474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999474; }
.text { color: #999474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 148 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999474, #8b9974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #999474?: #999474 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 #999474?: The RGB value is 153, 148, 116: 153 red, 148 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999474?: The complementary color is #747999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.