What color is #999977?

#999977 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999977?

The RGB value is 153, 153, 119: 153 red, 153 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999977?

The complementary color is #777799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999977 color

#999977 rgb(153, 153, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999977 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60% green and 46.7% blue (153, 153, 119).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#999977 color codes

HEX	`#999977`
RGB	`rgb(153, 153, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.41, -5.86, 17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.41, 18.87, 108.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.858, 30.887, 21.943)`
Decimal	`10066295`
Short hex	`#997`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999977, 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 #999977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #999977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999977; }
.text { color: #999977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 153 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999977, #889977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #999977?: #999977 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999977?: The RGB value is 153, 153, 119: 153 red, 153 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999977?: The complementary color is #777799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.