What color is #999573?

#999573 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 #999573?

The RGB value is 153, 149, 115: 153 red, 149 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999573?

The complementary color is #737799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999573?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999573 color

#999573 rgb(153, 149, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999573 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 58.4% green and 45.1% blue (153, 149, 115).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#999573 color codes

HEX	`#999573`
RGB	`rgb(153, 149, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 58.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.23, -4.27, 18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.23, 19.02, 102.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.979, 29.505, 20.49)`
Decimal	`10065267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999573, 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 #999573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #999573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999573; }
.text { color: #999573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 149 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999573, #8a9973); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #999573?: #999573 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 #999573?: The RGB value is 153, 149, 115: 153 red, 149 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999573?: The complementary color is #737799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999573?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.