What color is #999575?

#999575 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 #999575?

The RGB value is 153, 149, 117: 153 red, 149 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999575?

The complementary color is #757999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999575?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999575 color

#999575 rgb(153, 149, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999575 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 58.4% green and 45.9% blue (153, 149, 117).

Its hue angle is 53°, 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 6.91:1).

#999575 color codes

HEX	`#999575`
RGB	`rgb(153, 149, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 58.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.27, -3.97, 17.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.27, 17.92, 102.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.095, 29.552, 21.103)`
Decimal	`10065269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999575, 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 #999575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #999575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999575; }
.text { color: #999575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 149 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999575, #8b9975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #999575?: #999575 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 #999575?: The RGB value is 153, 149, 117: 153 red, 149 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999575?: The complementary color is #757999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999575?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.