What color is #99977E?

#99977E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99977E?

The RGB value is 153, 151, 126: 153 red, 151 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99977E?

The complementary color is #7E8099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99977E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99977E color

#99977E rgb(153, 151, 126)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #99977E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 59.2% green and 49.4% blue (153, 151, 126).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% 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 7.08:1).

#99977E color codes

HEX	`#99977E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 151, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 59.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.01, -3.67, 13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.01, 13.96, 105.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.969, 30.412, 24.131)`
Decimal	`10065790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99977E, 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 #99977E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99977E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	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 #99977E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99977e; }
.text { color: #99977e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99977e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 151 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99977e, #8e997e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #99977E?: #99977E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99977E?: The RGB value is 153, 151, 126: 153 red, 151 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99977E?: The complementary color is #7E8099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99977E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.