What color is #99997A?

#99997A 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 #99997A?

The RGB value is 153, 153, 122: 153 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99997A?

The complementary color is #7A7A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99997A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99997A color

#99997A rgb(153, 153, 122)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #99997A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60% green and 47.8% blue (153, 153, 122).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#99997A color codes

HEX	`#99997A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 153, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.47, -5.4, 16.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.47, 17.22, 108.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.041, 30.96, 22.907)`
Decimal	`10066298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99997A, 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 #99997A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99997A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #99997A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99997a; }
.text { color: #99997a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99997a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 153 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99997a, #8a997a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #99997A?: #99997A 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 #99997A?: The RGB value is 153, 153, 122: 153 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99997A?: The complementary color is #7A7A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99997A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.