What color is #999780?

#999780 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999780?

The RGB value is 153, 151, 128: 153 red, 151 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999780?

The complementary color is #808299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999780?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999780 color

#999780 rgb(153, 151, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999780 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 59.2% green and 50.2% blue (153, 151, 128).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#999780 color codes

HEX	`#999780`
RGB	`rgb(153, 151, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 59.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.05, -3.35, 12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.05, 12.85, 105.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.099, 30.464, 24.818)`
Decimal	`10065792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999780, 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 #999780	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999780 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #999780 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999780; }
.text { color: #999780; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999780; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 151 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999780, #8f9980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #999780?: #999780 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999780?: The RGB value is 153, 151, 128: 153 red, 151 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999780?: The complementary color is #808299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999780?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.