What color is #99997B?

#99997B 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 #99997B?

The RGB value is 153, 153, 123: 153 red, 153 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99997B?

The complementary color is #7B7B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99997B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99997B color

#99997B rgb(153, 153, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #99997B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60% green and 48.2% blue (153, 153, 123).

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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#99997B color codes

HEX	`#99997B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 153, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.5, -5.24, 15.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.5, 16.67, 108.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.103, 30.985, 23.235)`
Decimal	`10066299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99997B, 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 #99997B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99997B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #99997B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99997b; }
.text { color: #99997b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99997b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 153 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99997b, #8a997b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #99997B?: #99997B 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 #99997B?: The RGB value is 153, 153, 123: 153 red, 153 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99997B?: The complementary color is #7B7B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99997B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.