What color is #999586?

#999586 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999586?

The RGB value is 153, 149, 134: 153 red, 149 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999586?

The complementary color is #868A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999586?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999586 color

#999586 rgb(153, 149, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999586 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 58.4% green and 52.5% blue (153, 149, 134).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#999586 color codes

HEX	`#999586`
RGB	`rgb(153, 149, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 58.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.64, -1.24, 8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.64, 8.54, 98.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.187, 29.989, 26.853)`
Decimal	`10065286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999586, 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 #999586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #999586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999586; }
.text { color: #999586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 149 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999586, #939986); }

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Questions

What color is #999586?: #999586 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999586?: The RGB value is 153, 149, 134: 153 red, 149 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999586?: The complementary color is #868A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999586?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.